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relieved
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eased in mind |
| Synonyms: | allayed, alleviated, appeased, cared, comfortable, comforted, consoled, for, mollified, pacified, placated, reassured, reconciled, relaxed, satisfied, solaced, soothed |
| Antonyms: | distraught, sad, worried |
| Main Entry: | relieved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lessened |
| Synonyms: | abated, allayed, alleviated, anesthetized, assuaged, diminished, eased, lightened, mitigated, palliated, salved, softened, soothed |
| Main Entry: | relieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make less painful; let up on |
| Synonyms: | abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, break, brighten, calm, comfort, console, cure, decrease, diminish, divert, dull, ease, free, interrupt, lighten, mitigate, moderate, mollify, palliate, qualify, quiet, relax, salve, slacken, soften, solace, soothe, subdue, take load off one's chest, take load off one's mind, temper, vary |
| Antonyms: | harm, hurt, injure, pain |
| Main Entry: | relieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help; give assistance |
| Synonyms: | aid, assist, bring aid, give a break, give a hand, give a rest, spell, stand in for, substitute for, succor, support, sustain, take over from, take the place of |
| Antonyms: | burden, discourage, hurt, trouble, upset, worry |
| Main Entry: | relieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove blame, responsibility |
| Synonyms: | absolve, deliver, discharge, disembarrass, disencumber, dismiss, dispense, excuse, exempt, force to resign, free, let off, privilege, pull, release, spare, throw out, unburden, yank* |
| Antonyms: | accuse, blame, condemn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | comfortable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | good feeling |
| Synonyms: | adequate, agreeable, appropriate, at rest, cared for, cheerful, complacent, contented, convenient, cozy, delightful, easy, enjoyable, enjoying, gratified, hale, happy, healthy, hearty, loose, loose-fitting, made well, pleasant, pleased, protected, relaxed, relaxing, relieved, rested, restful, restored, satisfactory, satisfying, serene, sheltered, snug, snug as a bug in a rug, soft, soothed, strengthened, untroubled, useful, warm, well-off |
| Antonyms: | discontented, hopeless, miserable, neglected, uncomfortable, unhappy, upset |
| Main Entry: | fresh |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, healthy |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, blooming, bouncing, bright, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, chipper, clear, dewy, fair, florid, glowing, good, hardy, invigorated, keen, like new, lively, refreshed, rehabilitated, relaxed, relieved, rested, restored, revived, rosy, ruddy, sprightly, spry, stimulated, undimmed, unfaded, unused, unwearied, unwithered, verdant, vigorous, vital, wholesome, young |
| Antonyms: | exhausted, lifeless, tired, unenergetic, worn |
| Main Entry: | prominent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sticking out; conspicuous |
| Synonyms: | arresting, beetling, bulging, easily seen, embossed, extended, extrusive, eye-catching, flashy, hanging out, hilly, in the foreground, jutting, marked, noticeable, obtrusive, obvious, outstanding, projecting, pronounced, protruding, protrusive, protuberant, raised, relieved, remarkable, rough, rugged, salient, shooting out, signal, standing out, striking, to the fore, unmistakable |
| Antonyms: | depressed, inconspicuous, invisible, obscured, sunken |
| Main Entry: | thankful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appreciative |
| Synonyms: | beholden, content, contented, grateful, gratified, indebted, much obliged, obliged, overwhelmed, pleased, relieved, satisfied |
| Antonyms: | critical, thankless, unappreciative, ungrateful, unthankful |
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