1. (noun) relief, alleviation, assuagement
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
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. (noun) relief, ease
the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
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. (noun) relief
(law) redress awarded by a court
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. (noun) stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
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. (noun) relief, succor, succour, ministration
assistance in time of difficulty
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. (noun) respite, rest, relief, rest period
a pause for relaxation
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. (noun) easing, moderation, relief
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. (noun) relief
aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
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. (noun) easing, easement, alleviation, relief
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
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. (noun) relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural relief
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. (noun) relief
the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
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
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