alleviate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ALLEVIATE

to make more bearable or less severe <a car pool alleviates some of the stress of driving the kids to and from school every day>

Synonyms allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, mitigate, mollify, palliate, relieve, soothe

Related Words abate, lighten, moderate, soften, temper; cure, heal, remedy; amend, correct, emend, fix, mend, rectify, reform, repair; ameliorate, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect, refine

Near Antonyms harm, hurt, impair, injure; heighten, intensify, sharpen

Antonyms aggravate, exacerbate

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