Synonyms for
Relieving
Definition
Relieving means to make something less painful, distressing, or difficult.
Synonyms & similar words
salve
alleviate
save
free
palliate
allay
still
lighten
unbosom
enforce
salvage
relieve
ease
letoff
takeover
remedy
assuage
excuse
exempt
alleviating
easing
mitigating
soothing
curing
healing
remedying
treating
assuaging
comforting
pacifying
allaying
healing
mending
ameliorating
rehabilitating
renewing
restoring
revitalizing
aiding
Synonyms by register
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- relieving pain
- relieving stress
- relieving pressure
- relieving symptoms
- relieving oneself
- relieving the situation
- relieving the burden
Word family
Usage note
Often used to describe the easing of pain, discomfort, or a negative situation. Can also refer to the act of urinating or defecating.
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Example sentences
- The ice pack is relieving my sore muscles.
- She is relieving her stress by taking a walk.
- The medicine is relieving my headache.
- He is relieving his financial burden by getting a better job.
- The rain is relieving the drought in the area.
Quotes
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Nelson Mandela
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. - Thomas A. Edison
If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough. - Oprah Winfrey