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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'relieve'

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1. (verb) relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
provide physical relief, as from pain
Synonyms: mollify, exempt, gentle, relieve, lenify, placate, unbosom, appease, allay, facilitate, excuse, gruntle, free, mitigate, ease, let off, conciliate, salvage, pacify, assuage, slake, alleviate, extenuate, salve, remedy, take over, quench, still, palliate, lighten, save

2. (verb) take over, relieve
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
Synonyms: repeat, adopt, buy up, arrogate, relieve, accept, unbosom, assuage, take on, excuse, still, palliate, free, assume, ease, absorb, allay, let off, remedy, take up, usurp, alleviate, salve, exempt, salvage, take over, seize, buy out, borrow, bear, lighten, save

3. (verb) exempt, relieve, free
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
Synonyms: unloosen, unfreeze, unloose, ease, salvage, release, resign, save, unblock, disembarrass, rid, liberate, still, unbosom, take over, salve, allay, exempt, give up, justify, let off, absolve, palliate, excuse, relieve, assuage, relinquish, remedy, alleviate, dislodge, discharge, free, disengage, lighten, loose

4. (verb) still, allay, relieve, ease
lessen the intensity of or calm
Synonyms: calm, ease, 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

5. (verb) salvage, salve, relieve, save
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
Synonyms: spare, pull through, economize, carry through, make unnecessary, ease, salvage, save, lay aside, economise, still, unbosom, take over, salve, redeem, allay, hold open, keep, save up, exempt, let off, palliate, excuse, relieve, assuage, write, preserve, deliver, remedy, alleviate, keep open, free, lighten, bring through, scavenge

6. (verb) unbosom, relieve
relieve oneself of troubling information
Synonyms: exempt, relieve, unbosom, allay, excuse, ease, free, salve, let off, salvage, assuage, alleviate, remedy, take over, still, palliate, lighten, save

7. (verb) remedy, relieve
provide relief for
Synonyms: exempt, relieve, unbosom, allay, excuse, ease, repair, free, salve, rectify, salvage, amend, assuage, remediate, alleviate, remedy, let off, take over, still, palliate, lighten, save

8. (verb) relieve
free from a burden, evil, or distress
Synonyms: exempt, unbosom, allay, excuse, free, ease, let off, salvage, assuage, alleviate, salve, remedy, take over, still, palliate, lighten, save

9. (verb) relieve
take by stealing
Synonyms: exempt, unbosom, allay, excuse, free, ease, let off, salvage, assuage, alleviate, salve, remedy, take over, still, palliate, lighten, save

10. (verb) excuse, relieve, let off, exempt
grant exemption or release to
Synonyms: justify, condone, apologise, explain, relieve, unbosom, allay, rationalize, excuse, beg off, palliate, free, ease, let off, apologize, rationalise, assuage, alleviate, salve, remedy, salvage, take over, still, exempt, lighten, save, pardon

11. (verb) relieve, lighten
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
Synonyms: exempt, lighten up, relieve, unbosom, buoy up, allay, excuse, free, ease, let off, salvage, brighten, assuage, alleviate, salve, remedy, take over, still, palliate, lighten, save

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'relieve'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. relieve
Etymologically, to alleviate is to lift a burden toward oneself, and so lighten it for the bearer; to relieve is to lift it back from the bearer, nearly or quite away; to remove is to take it
Synonyms: alleviate, abate, lighten, reduce, remove, assuage, mitigate, relieve, soften, lessen, moderate
Antonyms: aggravate, embitter, heighten, intensify, make worse, augment, enhance, increase, magnify

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