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lightening
adjective as in comforting
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adjective as in lessening
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noun as in palliation
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- 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
- maintenance
- mitigation
- mollification
- palliative
- refreshment
- release
- remission
- reprieve
- respite
- rest
- restfulness
- satisfaction
- softening
- solace
- succor
- support
- sustenance
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noun as in relief
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Example Sentences
Some mood lightening seemed in order given how far the team has come since its 1-5 start.
"It's all done by mirrors," the King joked, lightening the mood.
On Tuesday, she fiercely came to her daughter’s defense after critics accused the artist of lightening her skin.
That fire was started by lightening, not PG&E’s power lines, but it is a reminder of the lasting damage that wildfires can cause.
Christopher Wong, a currency strategist at OCBC, attributed the dollar's slide to traders "lightening up" on their long dollar positions ahead of the inflation print.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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