words associated with alleviator
Synonyms of alleviate
allay: : to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate expect a breeze to allay the heat
assuage: : to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease unable to assuage their grief
ease: : the state of being comfortable: such as
help: : to give assistance or support to help a child with homework
mitigate: : to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify aggressiveness may be mitigated or … channeled —Ashley Montagu
mollify: : to soothe in temper or disposition : appease mollified the staff with a raise
palliate: : to reduce the violence of (a disease)
relieve: : to free from a burden : give aid or help to
soothe: : to please by or as if by attention or concern : placate
Words Related to alleviate
abate: : to decrease in force or intensity waiting for the storm to abate
lighten: : to make light or clear : illuminate
moderate: : avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits a moderate drinker
soften: : to make soft or softer
temper: : heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion she has a real temper
cure: : spiritual charge : care
heal: : to make free from injury or disease : to make sound or whole heal a wound
remedy: : a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease
amend: : to put right
correct: : to make or set right : amend correct an error The editor corrected the author’s manuscript.
emend: : to correct usually by textual alterations emended the manuscript
fix: : to make firm, stable, or stationary We led out more rope and fixed it in place up steeper snow. —Joe Tasker & Peter Boardman
mend: : to free from faults or defects: such as
rectify: : to set right : remedy
reform: : to put or change into an improved form or condition
repair: : to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken : fix repair a shoe
ameliorate: : to make better or more tolerable medicine to ameliorate the pain
better: : greater than half for the better part of an hour
enhance: : heighten , increase
enrich: : to make rich or richer especially by the addition or increase of some desirable quality, attribute, or ingredient the experience will enrich your life : such as
improve: : employ , use
meliorate: : ameliorate
perfect: : being entirely without fault or defect : flawless a perfect diamond
refine: : to free (something, such as metal, sugar, or oil) from impurities or unwanted material
Near Antonyms of alleviate
harm: : physical or mental damage : injury the amount of harm sustained by the boat during the storm
hurt: : to inflict with physical pain : wound He hurt his back while moving some boxes. was seriously hurt in a car accident You’re hurting my arm!
impair: : to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse It has been known for nearly 100 years that memory is impaired by bilateral damage to either of two brain regions … —Larry R. Squire The use of drugs further complicates the situation of these families and sometimes impairs their ability to raise children. —Ellen L. Bassuk … the prospect of generating normal profitability is impaired by excessive debt service. —John Nozell The physician also checks for signs of endometriosis, a condition in which the cells that normally compose the uterine lining grow outside the uterus, sometimes impairing fertility. —Martha Southgate
injure: : to do an injustice to : wrong
heighten: : to increase the amount or degree of : augment
intensify: : to make intense or more intensive : strengthen
sharpen: : to make sharp or sharper
Antonyms of alleviate
aggravate: : to make worse, more serious, or more severe : to intensify unpleasantly problems have been aggravated by neglect
exacerbate: : to make more violent, bitter, or severe The new law only exacerbates the problem.
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