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balm

[bahm] / bɑm /
NOUN
oily substance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lotion ointment potion salve
STRONG
analgesic application balsam cerate compound cream demulcent dressing embrocation emollient formula medicine poultice preparation prescription unction unguent
WEAK
soother soothing agent
NOUN
something soothing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consolation palliative solace
STRONG
alleviation anodyne assuagement comfort curative cure easement mitigation refreshment relief remedy restorative
WEAK
soother
Antonyms
STRONG
disease hurt injury pain

Example Sentences

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All of that access can feel like a balm for the ever-embattled press, a deserved return to pride of place.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

The moon is right there on your phone now and that can be a fleeting balm for our troubled souls.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Slower price growth has been little balm for a stagnant housing market.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

But oatmeal, of all things, feels like a balm for that guilt: a utilitarian canvas worthy of a little luxury.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025

“Of course, brave boy. The advice of poets is the cordiality of kings! How may I smear unction on your, no, not unction, how may I give balm to your pain?”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.