Thesaurus
ease
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of EASE
1
to free from obstruction or difficulty <measures intended to ease the flow of traffic during rush hour>
Related Words accelerate, expedite, hasten, hurry, quicken, rush, speed; advance, forward, further, promote; abet, aid, assist, help, improve; disentangle, straighten (out), untangle; simplify, streamline
Phrases pave the way (for)
Antonyms complicate
2
to make less taut <the rock climber eased the rope a little so that his fellow climber had room to maneuver>
3
to make more bearable or less severe <grandmother's firm belief that there are few ailments that chicken soup won't ease>
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
Antonyms aggravate, exacerbate
4
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent <the chairman of the Federal Reserve has promised to ease interest rates>
Synonyms abate, de-escalate, dent, deplete, diminish, downscale, downsize, drop, dwindle, ease, knock down, lessen, lower, reduce
Related Words compress, condense, constrict, contract; abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, nick, pare, prune, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate, whittle; deflate, shrink; minimize; moderate, modify, modulate, qualify
5
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually <new investments in the region have eased since the rise in interest rates>
Synonyms abate, decline, de-escalate, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also rachet (down), recede, relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, wane
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