Synonyms for balm
bɑmbalm

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1. balmnoun

   Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.

   Synonyms:
   balsam

2. balmnoun

   A plant or tree yielding such substance.

   Synonyms:
   balsam

3. balmnoun

   Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one.

   There is a balm in Gilead.... (Spiritual)

   Synonyms:
   balsam

4. balmnoun

   Something soothing.

   Synonyms:
   balsam

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. balmnoun

   any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing

   Synonyms:
   unguent, unction, salve, ointment

2. ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salvenoun

   semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

   Synonyms:
   smarm, unction, cream, salve, ointment, emollient, unctuousness, oleaginousness, unguent, smarminess, oiliness, inunction, fulsomeness

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1. • Balsam
   • Medicine
   • Remedy

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. balmnoun

   Synonyms:
   unguent, ointment, mitigant, anodyne, assuager, nepenthe, balsam

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

1. List of paraphrases for "balm":

   ointment, analgesia

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How to use balm in a sentence?

1. Jane Austen:

   Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.

2. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   With forgiveness, we find release, A soothing balm that grants us peace, For in its grace, we learn to let go, Embracing healing's gentle flow.

3. Denis Watley:

   Where there is life, there is hope. Where there are hopes, there are dreams. Where there are vivid dreams repeated, they become goals. Goals become the action plans and game plans that winners dwell on in intricate detail, knowing that achievement is almost automatic when the goal becomes an inner commitment. The response to the challenges of life -- purpose -- is the healing balm that enables each of us to face up to adversity and strife.

4. Brian Gibson:

   I believe the church is essential and its absolutely the answer to get us through this trying time in America, the church is the healing balm that puts us back together.

5. Dana Oliver:

   I upgraded my preschool-aged son’s body care earlier this year with the Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade-founded brand, i love that the collection uses recycled materials from post-consumer containers. And because I’m someone who cares just as much as what we put in our bodies as on our bodies, the ingredients are just as good for us as they are for the planet. Our cold-weather favorite is the all-over balm because it keeps dry, patchy skin at bay and gives my son an incredible glow!