ALLEVIATION Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word alleviation. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| relief | nounn | |||||
noun • the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced • the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) • (law) redress awarded by a court • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) • assistance in time of difficulty • a pause for relaxation • a change for the better • aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped • the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) • sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background • the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged | ||||||
| assuagement | nounn | |||||
noun • the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced | ||||||
| abatement | nounn | |||||
noun • an interruption in the intensity or amount of something • the act of abating | ||||||
| ease | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort • a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state • the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) • freedom from constraint or embarrassment • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) verb • move gently or carefully • lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate • make easier • lessen the intensity of or calm | ||||||
| mitigation | nounn | |||||
noun • to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious • a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances • the action of lessening in severity or intensity | ||||||
| moderation | nounn | |||||
noun • quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes • a change for the better • the trait of avoiding excesses • the action of lessening in severity or intensity | ||||||
| mollification | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered • the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined | ||||||
| palliation | nounn | |||||
noun • easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause • to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious | ||||||
| reduction | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of decreasing or reducing something • any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent • the act of reducing complexity | ||||||
| easement | nounn | |||||
noun • (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) • the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) | ||||||
| easing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a change for the better • the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) | ||||||
