Relieve

/ɹɪˈliːv/

Synonyms for "relieve" (311 found)

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Verb(18 words)

allay alleviate assuage ease absolved absolves acquits acquitting allayed allaying allays alleviated alleviates ameliorate ameliorated ameliorates assuaged assuages

abate abet abridge absolveact foraid allay alleviate alternate ameliorate anesthetize appease assist assuage assure availbail outbe lightbear a handbear up

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befriend benefit benumb bereave bleedbreak upcalmchange places withcheer comfortcondole withconsole covercrowd outcurtail cushioncut offcut outdeaden

Noun(6 words)

absolving alleviating ameliorating balm balms cushioning

Strong matches (93)

deaden the paindecrease deliver deprivedeprive ofdiffer differentiate diminish disburden discharge disencumber disentitle dispense displace dissent disunify divaricate diverge diversify divest

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do a hitchdo a stintdo a tourdo gooddo timedoctor doubledouble fordrain dull easeease mattersease one ofencourage enlist excuse exemplify favorfill infill in forfoment free ghost ghostwritegive a boostgive a handgive a liftgive comfortgive helpgive reliefhave a gohave little weighthave tenurehearten helphold officekeep a watchkick the beamknock offknock overlaylend a handlend one aidlessen let liberate

Verb(20 words)

decompress destress disencumbers eased eases excepted excuse exempt exempted exempts exonerate exonerated exonerates forgive free freed frees lessenlet offliberating

Noun(6 words)

disencumbering easingexcuse meexcusesfeel bettergo away

Adjective(1 words)

disobliged

Related words (155)

lift lightenlighten one ofloot lullmake lightmake lightermilk mine mitigate moderate mollify numb off-load pacify pad palliatepat on the backpinch hitpinch-hit

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plunder poulticepour balm intopour oil onproffer aidprotectput at easequalify quiet raise rally ransack re-up reassure reclaim redeem reducereduce weightreenlist relax release remedyrender assistancereplace represent rescue restore resuscitate revive rid rifle rob rotate salve saveserve timeset at easeset upsign upslacken slake soften solace soothe spare spellspell offstandstand in forstick upstupe sub subdue subrogate substitutesubstitute forsucceed succor supersede supplant supply supportswap places withsympathize withtake away fromtake fromtake in towtake overtake turnstap tempertime offunballast unburden understudyunderstudy forunlade unload variate variegate varyweigh lightly

Verb(32 words)

lighten lightened manumitted mitigate palliate palliated palliates palliating quenched released remedy reprieved rest salvage salve save soothe soothed soothes sparest

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steal still succored succoring surceasedtake overunbosom unburdens unpressed unsaddles unstrain waived

Noun(18 words)

lighteningquiet the nervesrelieving remit reprieve reprieves reprieving salves solaces soothingsoothing influencespares spelling spells succour unburdening venting waiving

Adjective(3 words)

unburdened unhardened unsaddled

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More general

26 entries

absolve alter ameliorate amend bettercare forchange comfort confide console deliver discharge disembarrass free improve improvement

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More specific

2 entries

fever reductionpain relief

Collocations

5 entries

anxiety reliefclinical reliefpain reliefstress reliefsymptom relief

Inflections

3 entries

relieved relieves relieving

Derivations

5 entries

relief relievable relieved reliever relieving

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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Do you have anything to relieve a headache?

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The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain.

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No words can relieve her deep sorrow.

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If you stop and relax, this will relieve the tension and stress in your shoulders.

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