Synonyms for ease
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1. easenoun

   Synonyms:
   peace, facility, peace of mind, comfort, leisure, skill, rest, dexterity, relaxation, free time, reduce, assuage, alleviate, lay off, simplify, slacken, give someone a break, cruise, loosen, lessen, salve, relax

2. easenoun

   To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.

   He eased his conscience by confessing.

   Synonyms:
   dexterity, relaxation, peace of mind, comfort, skill, peace, facility, free time, rest, leisure, assuage, slacken, reduce, simplify, alleviate, lay off, lessen, loosen, cruise, give someone a break, relax, salve

3. easenoun

   To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).

   He loosened his shoe to ease the pain.

   Synonyms:
   free time, dexterity, skill, peace of mind, facility, rest, peace, leisure, relaxation, comfort, lessen, alleviate, give someone a break, slacken, lay off, reduce, loosen, simplify, assuage, cruise, relax, salve

4. easenoun

   To give respite to (someone).

   The provision of extra staff eased their workload.

   Synonyms:
   relaxation, dexterity, rest, comfort, leisure, skill, facility, free time, peace, peace of mind, salve, lay off, lessen, simplify, relax, reduce, give someone a break, slacken, assuage, loosen, cruise, alleviate

5. easenoun

   To loosen or slacken the tension on (something).

   We eased the rope, then lowered the sail.

   Synonyms:
   dexterity, leisure, relaxation, peace, rest, peace of mind, free time, comfort, skill, facility, lessen, loosen, slacken, alleviate, reduce, simplify, cruise, assuage, give someone a break, relax, lay off, salve

6. easenoun

   To reduce the difficulty of (something).

   We had to ease the entry requirements.

   Synonyms:
   free time, skill, facility, rest, relaxation, peace of mind, peace, comfort, leisure, dexterity, lessen, give someone a break, slacken, simplify, lay off, salve, loosen, alleviate, reduce, assuage, relax, cruise

7. easenoun

   To move (something) slowly and carefully.

   He eased the cork from the bottle.

   Synonyms:
   leisure, rest, dexterity, peace of mind, skill, relaxation, free time, facility, comfort, peace, alleviate, salve, relax, loosen, give someone a break, assuage, slacken, lay off, lessen, simplify, cruise, reduce

8. easeverb

   To lessen in severity.

   The pain eased overnight.

   Synonyms:
   rest, dexterity, peace of mind, facility, comfort, relaxation, peace, skill, leisure, free time, salve, give someone a break, lay off, relax, reduce, loosen, lessen, cruise, slacken, simplify, alleviate, assuage

9. easeverb

   To proceed with little effort.

   The car eased onto the motorway.

   Synonyms:
   lay off, loosen, relax, simplify, salve, alleviate, give someone a break, cruise, slacken, reduce, lessen, assuage

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. ease

   Ease in the sense here considered denotes freedom from conscious or apparent effort, tax, or strain. Ease may be either of condition or of action; facility is always of action; readiness is of action or of expected action. One lives at ease who has no pressing cares; one stands at ease, moves or speaks with ease, when wholly without constraint. Facility is always active; readiness may be active or passive; the speaker has facility of expression, readiness of wit; any appliance is in readiness for use. Ease of action may imply merely the possession of ample power; facility always implies practise and skill; any one can press down the keys of a typewriter with ease; only the skilled operator works the machine with facility. Readiness in the active sense includes much of the meaning of ease with the added idea of promptness or alertness. Easiness applies to the thing done, rather than to the doer. Expertness applies to the more mechanical processes of body and mind; we speak of the readiness of an orator, but of the expertness of a gymnast. Compare COMFORTABLE; DEXTERITY; POWER.

   Synonyms:
   easiness, expertness, facility, knack, readiness

   Antonyms:
   annoyance, awkwardness, constraint, difficulty, discomfort, disquiet, irritation, perplexity, trouble, uneasiness, vexation, worry

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ease

   Synonyms:
   enjoyment, comfort, rest, repose, tranquility, refreshment, relief, quiet, contentment, satisfaction, facility, readiness

   Antonyms:
   trouble, annoyance, vexation, disquiet, difficulty, awkwardness

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. ease, easiness, simplicity, simplenessnoun

   freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

   "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back"

   Synonyms:
   restraint, simple mindedness, simplicity, simmpleness, easiness, comfort, informality, repose, relief, chasteness, relaxation, rest, simpleness

   Antonyms:
   difficulty, difficultness

2. ease, comfortnoun

   a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state

   "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world"

   Synonyms:
   puff, simplicity, comfortableness, quilt, easiness, comfort, informality, repose, consolation, relief, solace, comforter, relaxation, rest, simpleness

   Antonyms:
   difficultness, difficulty

3. relief, easenoun

   the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)

   "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"

   Synonyms:
   fill-in, ministration, relievo, easement, informality, moderation, backup, repose, relaxation, succour, respite, comfort, backup man, reliever, alleviation, rest period, rest, succor, sculptural relief, simplicity, embossment, easiness, rilievo, relief, simpleness, stand-in, easing, assuagement, substitute

   Antonyms:
   difficultness, difficulty

4. ease, informalitynoun

   freedom from constraint or embarrassment

   "I am never at ease with strangers"

   Synonyms:
   simplicity, easiness, comfort, informality, repose, relief, relaxation, rest, simpleness

   Antonyms:
   difficulty, difficultness

5. rest, ease, repose, relaxationverb

   freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

   "took his repose by the swimming pool"

   Synonyms:
   rest period, tranquility, eternal sleep, repose, peace of mind, loosening, balance, relaxation behavior, relief, rest, simplicity, eternal rest, quiet, simpleness, easiness, placidity, informality, relaxation method, comfort, peace, relaxation, tranquillity, residual, quietus, liberalisation, peacefulness, ataraxis, remainder, residue, residuum, sleep, heartsease, serenity, slackening, liberalization, respite

   Antonyms:
   difficulty, difficultness

6. easeverb

   move gently or carefully

   "He eased himself into the chair"

   Synonyms:
   relieve, allay, alleviate, comfort, facilitate, still

   Antonyms:
   difficulty, difficultness

7. comfort, easeverb

   lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

   "ease the pain in your legs"

   Synonyms:
   relieve, alleviate, still, allay, soothe, comfort, solace, facilitate, console

   Antonyms:
   difficulty, difficultness

8. facilitate, ease, alleviateverb

   make easier

   "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

   Synonyms:
   comfort, help, alleviate, allay, still, facilitate, assuage, palliate, relieve

   Antonyms:
   difficulty, difficultness

9. still, allay, relieve, easeverb

   lessen the intensity of or calm

   "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"

   Synonyms:
   calm, salvage, calm down, save, hush up, quieten, slake, unbosom, shut up, still, tranquillise, take over, salve, quiet, comfort, allay, facilitate, exempt, quench, lull, let off, palliate, excuse, relieve, assuage, remedy, alleviate, hush, silence, free, lighten, tranquilize, tranquillize

   Antonyms:
   difficulty, difficultness

Matched Categories

1. • Affluence
   • Comfort
   • Move
   • Naturalness
   • Quality
   • Relieve

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. easenoun

   Synonyms:
   rest, repose, quiescence

2. easenoun

   Synonyms:
   quiet, quietude, quietness, tranquillity, peace, content, contentment

3. easenoun

   Synonyms:
   facility, easiness, readiness

4. easeverb

   Synonyms:
   relieve, disburden, disencumber, free from pressure or restraint

5. easeverb

   Synonyms:
   alleviate, allay, assuage, appease, mitigate, soothe, pacify, quiet, still, abate

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1. easenoun

   Synonyms:
   facility, easiness, repose, quiescence, comfort, tranquillity, contentment, peace, serenity, unrestraint, informality, abandon

   Antonyms:
   constraint, difficulty, discomfort, uneasiness, awkwardness

2. easeverb

   Synonyms:
   facilitate, mitigate, appease, assuage, allay, soothe, alleviate, palliate, release, relax, mollify

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1. List of paraphrases for "ease":

   alleviate, relieve, facilitate, mitigate, facilitated, easily, easing, facility, lighten, easy, ease-of, reduce, facilitating, defuse, eases, relax, soften, allay, simplicity, calm, detente, lessen, appease, convenience, soothe, alleviation, calming, relaxation, comfort, simplify

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1. Soichiro Monji:

   Even if the BOJ were to ease again, it is difficult to tell whether that would lift stocks and weaken the yen.

2. Friday Chamberlain:

   Her work really affects all of us, the perception of the job, the perception of the ease of it, the danger, it got to a fever pitch, and I was like' enough's enough.' This is the reality of the job. What she's doing is content creation. What she does for honeybees is fantastic — she works on legislation against pesticides and whatnot — but a bee removal specialist she is not.

3. Scott C. Holstad:

   Happiness, I decided years ago, is unattainable and I don’t wish to seek it through the usual methods. Peace is a reflection of our souls, leaving me a non-entity. I cry because people want to feel and I join them in their fears and private agonies and I wish for death and pray for life and hope to God that God even gives a shit and before I die and receive my judgment I just want to help 1 person FEEL, to know what it is to be alive and to ease their suffering as only a tormented soul can.

4. Lee Seung-yeop:

   Golf has become very popular among the public, while at the same time it has an elitist, extravagant image and is very expensive, we feel it is right that we develop golf as a public sport, ease some of the consumers' burden, expand the sport's base and heighten the golf industry's international competitiveness.

5. Taylor Handley:

   He’s a fighter and he’s just so funny. In the midst of this tragedy, he just wants to put you at ease. it’s crazy to think how big this story is. I mean, granted, you know, Jeremy is a huge personality, huge superstar.