Synonyms for Relief
rɪˈlifre·lief

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1. reliefnoun

   the removal of stress or discomfort.

   I sighed with relief when I found out that my daughter hadn't got lost, but was waiting for me at home.

   Synonyms:
   respite, alleviation, ease

2. reliefnoun

   the person who takes over a shift for another

   Officer Schmidt can finally go home because his relief has arrived.

   Synonyms:
   substitute, backup, stand-in, fill-in

3. reliefnoun

   a type of artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background

   Synonyms:
   embossing

4. reliefnoun

   the difference of elevations on a surface

   The relief on that part of the earth's surface

   Synonyms:
   texture, topography

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. relief

   Synonyms:
   advantage, aid, assistance, benefit, help, succor

   Antonyms:
   bar, barrier, clog, difficulty, encumbrance, hindrance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction

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

1. relief

   Synonyms:
   succor, support, release, extrication, alleviation, mitigation, aid, holp, assistance, remedy, redress, exemption, deliverance, refreshment, comfort

   Antonyms:
   oppression, aggravation, intensification, burdensomeness, trouble, exhaustion, weariness, discomfort

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. relief, alleviation, assuagementnoun

   the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

   "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"

   Synonyms:
   fill-in, ministration, relievo, easement, moderation, backup, succour, respite, ease, backup man, reliever, alleviation, rest period, rest, succor, sculptural relief, embossment, rilievo, relief, stand-in, easing, assuagement, substitute

2. 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, ease, backup man, reliever, alleviation, rest period, rest, succor, sculptural relief, simplicity, embossment, easiness, rilievo, relief, simpleness, stand-in, easing, assuagement, substitute

3. reliefnoun

   (law) redress awarded by a court

   "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"

   Synonyms:
   fill-in, ministration, relievo, easement, moderation, backup, succour, respite, ease, backup man, reliever, alleviation, rest period, rest, succor, sculptural relief, embossment, rilievo, stand-in, easing, assuagement, substitute

4. stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-innoun

   someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

   "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"

   Synonyms:
   backup man, rest period, second-stringer, stand-in, respite, support, accompaniment, ease, backup, rest, succour, allayer, assuagement, relief pitcher, musical accompaniment, rilievo, easing, replacement, reserve, easement, reliever, relief, alleviation, fill-in, succor, comforter, substitute, relievo, moderation, computer backup, ministration, sculptural relief, embossment, championship, backing, patronage, fireman

5. relief, succor, succour, ministrationnoun

   assistance in time of difficulty

   "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"

   Synonyms:
   fill-in, ministration, relievo, easement, moderation, backup, succour, respite, ease, backup man, reliever, alleviation, rest period, rest, succor, sculptural relief, embossment, rilievo, relief, stand-in, easing, assuagement, substitute

6. respite, rest, relief, rest periodnoun

   a pause for relaxation

   "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

   Synonyms:
   backup man, rest period, stand-in, eternal sleep, repose, balance, respite, relaxation, relief, ease, suspension, backup, rilievo, rest, succour, time out, assuagement, eternal rest, recess, reprieve, residual, succor, easing, break, alleviation, quietus, easement, reliever, abatement, fill-in, hiatus, substitute, relievo, residue, embossment, residuum, sleep, remainder, ministration, sculptural relief, moderation

7. easing, moderation, reliefnoun

   a change for the better

   Synonyms:
   fill-in, assuagement, relievo, easement, moderation, backup, ministration, temperance, succour, moderateness, ease, backup man, reliever, alleviation, rest period, rest, succor, sculptural relief, embossment, rilievo, respite, relief, stand-in, easing, mitigation, substitute

8. reliefnoun

   aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped

   "he has been on relief for many years"

   Synonyms:
   fill-in, ministration, relievo, easement, moderation, backup, succour, respite, ease, backup man, reliever, alleviation, rest period, rest, succor, sculptural relief, embossment, rilievo, stand-in, easing, assuagement, substitute

9. easing, easement, alleviation, reliefnoun

   the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

   "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"

   Synonyms:
   fill-in, ministration, relievo, relief, moderation, backup, ease, succour, respite, easement, backup man, reliever, alleviation, rest period, rest, succor, sculptural relief, embossment, rilievo, stand-in, easing, assuagement, substitute

10. relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural reliefnoun

    sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

    Synonyms:
    fill-in, ministration, relievo, easement, moderation, backup, imprint, succour, respite, ease, backup man, reliever, alleviation, rest period, rest, succor, sculptural relief, embossment, rilievo, relief, stand-in, easing, assuagement, substitute

11. reliefnoun

    the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged

    "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta"

    Synonyms:
    fill-in, ministration, relievo, easement, moderation, backup, succour, respite, ease, backup man, reliever, alleviation, rest period, rest, succor, sculptural relief, embossment, rilievo, stand-in, easing, assuagement, substitute

Matched Categories

1. • Aid
   • Change
   • Comfort
   • Law
   • Liberation
   • Pause
   • Peer
   • Redress
   • Reduction
   • Sculpture
   • Welfare

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reliefnoun

   Synonyms:
   succor, help, assistance, aid, support

2. reliefnoun

   Synonyms:
   redress, indemnification, remedy

3. reliefnoun

   Synonyms:
   projection, prominence, RELIEVO

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1. reliefnoun

   Synonyms:
   alleviation, mitigation, comfort, ease, succor, palliation, assuagement, help, redress, remedy, relay, reinforcement, prominence, projection

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "relief":

   alleviation, rescue, aid, socorro, secours, exemption, emergency, landform, easing, assistance, relieving, back-up, fallback, succour, salvage, repair, reduction, help, reparation, landforms, waiver, jabr, redress, alleviate, concession, respite, remedy, terrain, remedial, download, forgiveness

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How to use Relief in a sentence?

1. Donald Trump:

   It will provide major tax relief for middle income and for most other Americans. There will be a major tax reduction, it'll simplify the tax code, it'll grow the American economy at a level that it hasn't seen for decades.

2. Arturo Rodriguez:

   We were pleased to learn from the president today that at least 250,000 farm workers (and at least 125,000 California farm workers) will be eligible for deportation relief under his executive action.

3. Paul Whelan:

   I can't imagine that all of these oligarchs whose families are now being affected, whose assets and goods are now being affected, wouldn't consider the release of Trevor Reed and Trevor a very small price to pay in order to get some relief themselves.

4. Prof. F. A. P. Aveling:

   The really happy man never laughs - seldom - though he may smile. He does not need to laugh, for laugther, like weeping is a relief of mental tension - and the happy are not over strung.

5. Laurel Golden:

   I get these emails two to three times a week sometimes from Chicago Public Schools, and it says there's been an exposure in the school -- and if you need to take further action, you'll get a further email, then I breathe a sigh of relief when I see it's not for one of our classrooms.