Alleviate Synonyms and Antonyms

ə-lēvē-āt
Make easier
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. ease
  2. lighten
  3. mitigate
  4. facilitate
To make less severe or more bearable
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. relieve
  2. assuage
  3. palliate
  4. allay
  5. lessen
  6. mitigate
  7. ease
  8. comfort
  9. abate
  10. assuage moderate
  11. blunt
  12. diminish
  13. lighten
  14. help
  15. mollify
  16. unballast
  17. slake
  18. soften
  19. subdue
Antonyms:
  1. increase
  2. intensify
  3. heighten
  4. magnify
  5. aggravate
To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. relieve

Words Related to Alleviate

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Alleviate Sentence Examples

  • Ice chips can help alleviate this symptom.

  • Internet dating has helped to alleviate some of these fears.

  • Sufferers of panic attacks may be given a higher dose of niacin to alleviate the problem.

  • There are several nutrients that can help alleviate the discomfort of hot flushes.

  • Each has a well-equipped kitchen to alleviate the tedium of eating out every day.

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