words associated with alleviations
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.
Synonyms of alleviation
comfort: : to give strength and hope to : cheer comforted by the knowledge that the program will be fully funded
ease: : the state of being comfortable: such as
release: : to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude release hostages release pent-up emotions release the brakes
relief: : a payment made by a male feudal tenant to his lord on succeeding to an inherited estate
Words Related to alleviation
appeasement: : the act or action of appeasing someone or something … one tribe may go in for the appeasement of local ghosts … —W. D. Howells especially : a policy of appeasing an enemy or potential aggressor by making concessions Although appeasement may work in individual cases, terrorist groups with global ambitions cannot be appeased by territorial concessions. —Walter Laqueur
assuagement: : to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease unable to assuage their grief
decrease: : to grow progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity) Yearly sales decreased by five percent. His little remaining strength had been decreasing rapidly for two or three days preceding … —Charles Dickens
diminishment: : to make less or cause to appear less diminish an army’s strength His role in the company was diminished .
mitigation: : the act of mitigating something or the state of being mitigated : the process or result of making something less severe, dangerous, painful, harsh, or damaging mitigation of suffering mitigation of punishment There was, in sum, a period during the Cold War … when a mitigation of the Cold War, including a renegotiation of some of its most troublesome tensions, was possible or even probable. —John Lukacs
moderation: : avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits a moderate drinker
mollification: : to soothe in temper or disposition : appease mollified the staff with a raise
calming: : a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of water a sailing ship motionless in the calm
salving: : an unctuous adhesive substance for application to wounds or sores
soothing: : tending to soothe
Near Antonyms of alleviation
discomfort: : dismay sense 1
unrest: : a disturbed or uneasy state : turmoil
agony: : intense pain of mind or body : anguish , torture the agony of rejection the agony of defeat
anguish: : extreme pain, distress, or anxiety cries of anguish mental anguish
misery: : a state of suffering and want that is the result of poverty or affliction War brought misery to thousands of refugees.
suffering: : the state or experience of one that suffers
torment: : extreme pain or anguish of body or mind : agony
torture: : the infliction of intense pain (as from burning, crushing, or wounding) to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure
ache: : to suffer a usually dull persistent pain an aching back
pain: : punishment the pains and penalties of crime
pang: : a brief piercing spasm of pain the pangs of childbirth
prick: : a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument
smart: : making one smart : causing a sharp stinging
sting: : to prick painfully: such as
stitch: : a local sharp and sudden pain especially in the side
throe: : pang , spasm death throes throes of childbirth
tingle: : to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
twinge: : a sudden sharp stab of pain
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