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relieves

VERB

make less painful; let up on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allay alleviate assuage calm comfort cure diminish ease free mitigate relax soothe subdue

STRONG

abate appease break brighten console decrease divert dull interrupt lighten moderate mollify palliate qualify quiet salve slacken soften solace temper vary

WEAK

take load off one's chest take load off one's mind

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aggravate agitate annoy distress excite grow hurt incite increase intensify irritate provoke rouse upset vex worry worsen

STRONG

allow darken depress enlarge stay trouble

WEAK

accuse blame burden condemn discourage harm injure pain

VERB

help; give assistance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assist

STRONG

aid spell succor support sustain

WEAK

bring aid give a break give a hand give a rest stand in for substitute for take over from take the place of

Antonyms

WEAK

accuse blame burden condemn discourage harm hurt injure pain trouble upset worry

VERB

remove blame, responsibility

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolve free

STRONG

deliver discharge disembarrass disencumber dismiss dispense excuse exempt privilege pull release spare unburden yank

WEAK

force to resign let off throw out

Antonyms

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hold

STRONG

detain employ engage hire imprison keep maintain push

WEAK

accuse blame burden condemn discourage harm hurt injure pain trouble upset worry

Example Sentences

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"Looking back and revisiting something that we already know about kind of relieves that anxiety, or it kind of just distracts us from all of the current changes that are happening."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“Writing it all down relieves that burden 100%,” said Francis, whose firm has created a downloadable booklet to help the process.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

AI relieves humans not of creativity but of drudgery—the rote, time-consuming tasks that have always consumed more human energy than inspiration ever did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

There’s a theme here: Kennedy is suspicious of medication that safely relieves women’s pain.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2025

She relieves herself in the sixth-floor toilet and checks her instinct to flush, knowing the toilet will not refill, and double-checks the air to make sure it does not feel warm before continuing.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr