Palliative Synonyms

pălē-ātĭv, -ē-ə-tĭv
Remedy that alleviates pain without curing
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. alleviant
  2. alleviator
Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. lenitive
  2. alleviative
  3. alleviatory
  4. mitigative
  5. mitigatory

Words Related to Palliative

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Palliative Sentence Examples

  • The true palliative of famine is to be found in the improvement of methods of transport, which make it possible rapidly to convey food from one district to another.

  • In the long run, however, even this palliative ceased to work; and accordingly on June 5 1917 a new stiffening of the standing orders was voted, which sufficed in effect during the later period of the Parliament.

  • A good palliative is sweet oil; this will allay any corrosive irritation of the throat and stomach, and at the same time cause vomiting.

  • In advanced metastatic cancer when cure is unlikely, palliative surgery aims at reducing symptoms.

  • Intravenous narcotics may also be used for palliative care, to relieve the pain of patients diagnosed with terminal cancer.

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