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allayment

NOUN
palliation
Synonyms
STRONG
abatement alleviation amelioration appeasement assistance assuagement balm break breather cheer comfort consolation contentment cure deliverance diversion ease easement extrication fix hand happiness help letup lift lightening maintenance mitigation mollification palliative refreshment release remission reprieve respite rest restfulness satisfaction softening solace succor support sustenance
WEAK
comforting load off one's mind quick fix
Antonyms
STRONG
aggravation annoyance check continuation depression discontent discouragement dissatisfaction gloom harm hindrance hurt injury irritation misery obstruction sadness stop unhappiness
NOUN
relief
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alleviation assistance comfort happiness help maintenance reprieve respite satisfaction support
STRONG
abatement amelioration appeasement assuagement balm break breather cheer consolation contentment cure deliverance diversion ease easement extrication fix hand handout letup lift lightening mitigation mollification palliative refreshment release remission rest restfulness softening solace succor sustenance
WEAK
comforting load off one's mind quick fix
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hindrance hurt injury stop unhappiness
STRONG
annoyance check continuation sadness
WEAK
damage pain

Example Sentences

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For three long days she hath lain forlorn, Her lips untainted of flesh or corn,   For that secret sorrow beyond allayment     That steers to the far sad shore of the dead.

From Hippolytus/The Bacchae by Euripides

If I could temporize with my affections Or brew it to a weak and colder palate, The like allayment could I give my grief.

From Troilus and Cressida by Shakespeare, William

The like allayment could I give my grief.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah