Synonyms for soothe
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1. soothe

   Allay and alleviate are closely kindred in signification, and have been often interchanged in usage. But, in strictness, to allay is to lay to rest, quiet or soothe that which is excited; to alleviate, on the other hand, is to lighten a burden. We allay suffering by using means to soothe and tranquilize the sufferer; we alleviate suffering by doing something toward removal of the cause, so that there is less to suffer; where the trouble is wholly or chiefly in the excitement, to allay the excitement is virtually to remove the trouble; as, to allay rage or panic; we alleviate poverty, but do not allay it. Pacify, directly from the Latin, and appease, from the Latin through the French, signify to bring to peace; to mollify is to soften; to calm, quiet, or tranquilize is to make still; compose, to place together, unite, adjust to a calm and settled condition; to soothe (originally to assent to, humor) is to bring to pleased quietude. We allay excitement, appease a tumult, calm agitation, compose our feelings or countenance, pacify the quarrelsome, quiet the boisterous or clamorous, soothe grief or distress. Compare ALLEVIATE.

   Synonyms:
   allay, alleviate, appease, calm, compose, mollify, pacify, quiet, still, tranquilize

   Antonyms:
   agitate, arouse, excite, fan, kindle, provoke, rouse, stir, stir up

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1. soothe

   Synonyms:
   soften, assuage, allay, compose, mollify, tranquillize, pacify, lull, mitigate, flatter, appease, relieve

   Antonyms:
   rouse, excite, irritate, ruffle, exasperate, exacerbate, agitate, infuriate, aggravate, annoy, dissatisfy

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1. comfort, soothe, console, solaceverb

   give moral or emotional strength to

   Synonyms:
   comfort, ease, console, solace

   Antonyms:
   irritate

2. sootheverb

   cause to feel better

   "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

   Synonyms:
   comfort, console, solace

   Antonyms:
   irritate

Matched Categories

1. • Relieve

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1. sootheverb

   Synonyms:
   assuage, calm, quiet, appease, tranquillize, compose, pacify, sober, still, lull

2. sootheverb

   Synonyms:
   moderate, alleviate, palliate, lessen, allay, mollify, repress, check, temper, soften, attemper, deaden, qualify, relieve, ease, dull, blunt

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1. sootheverb

   Synonyms:
   compose, tranquilize, pacify, assuage, mollify, calm

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1. List of paraphrases for "soothe":

   relieve, calm, appease, ease, alleviate, allay, flatter, reassure

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How to use soothe in a sentence?

1. Angela Rye:

   I don't know how you soothe people, how you meet people where they are, how you tell people: 'I feel your pain,' without saying where their pain comes from.

2. Albert Camus:

   I enjoyed my own nature to the fullest, and we all know that there lies happiness, although, to soothe one another mutually, we occasionally pretend to condemn such joys as selfishness.

3. Fox News:

   50 More Ways To Soothe Yourself Without Food.

4. Banco Popolare:

   It is a positive initiative for the system, we hope the announcement itself will soothe the market, so that a bigger portion of the fund can be used for bad debts.

5. Bill Beham:

   Dreams are our truest friends: they entertain us, they encourage us, they educate us, they soothe us, and most importantly they free us.