Synonyms of ease

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verb

1

as in to facilitate

to free from obstruction or difficulty

measures intended to ease the flow of traffic during rush hour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facilitate
• accelerate
• improve
• simplify
• promote
• smooth
• loosen (up)
• speed
• grease
• assist
• help
• aid
• pave the way (for)
• expedite
• forward
• hasten
• further
• unclog
• hurry
• quicken
• rush
• streamline
• straighten (out)
• advance
• disentangle
• abet
• untangle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hinder
• complicate
• impede
• retard
• aggravate
• worsen
• perplex
• sophisticate

2

as in to loosen

to make less taut

the rock climber eased the rope a little so that his fellow climber had room to maneuver

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loosen
• relax
• slack
• slacken
• detach
• untie
• undo
• free
• unfasten
• unbind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tension
• stretch
• tighten
• strain
• tense
• bind
• attach
• tie
• restrain
• fasten
• constrain

3

as in to alleviate

to make more bearable or less severe

grandmother's firm belief that there are few ailments that chicken soup won't ease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleviate
• relieve
• help
• soothe
• mitigate
• soften
• allay
• improve
• assuage
• heal
• enhance
• cure
• mollify
• temper
• palliate
• lighten
• remedy
• moderate
• better
• correct
• perfect
• abate
• repair
• rectify
• fix
• ameliorate
• amend
• refine
• enrich
• reform
• mend
• emend
• meliorate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurt
• impair
• harm
• injure
• aggravate
• exacerbate
• intensify
• heighten
• sharpen

4

as in to reduce

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

the chairman of the Federal Reserve has promised to ease interest rates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduce
• decrease
• lower
• diminish
• minimize
• lessen
• deplete
• downsize
• abate
• dent
• knock down
• slash
• cut
• dwindle
• drop
• compress
• shorten
• downscale
• de-escalate
• cut down
• shrink
• curtail
• cut back
• pare
• constrict
• trim
• dock
• condense
• nick
• modify
• abridge
• contract
• clip
• deflate
• moderate
• crop
• modulate
• retrench
• abbreviate
• whittle
• truncate
• prune
• qualify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increase
• expand
• augment
• boost
• raise
• amplify
• enlarge
• escalate
• extend
• swell
• prolong
• inflate
• add (to)
• enhance
• blow up
• lengthen
• dilate
• complement
• elongate
• supplement
• aggrandize
• intensify
• heighten
• distend
• protract
• redouble

5

as in to decrease

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

new investments in the region have eased since the rise in interest rates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decrease
• diminish
• subside
• decline
• fall
• shrink
• vanish
• ebb
• moderate
• fall away
• lessen
• die (away or down or out)
• taper
• drain (away)
• taper off
• lower
• recede
• drop (off)
• pall
• wane
• weaken
• relent
• dwindle
• phase down
• abate
• remit
• ratchet (down)
• evaporate
• let up
• rachet (down)
• alleviate
• de-escalate
• relax
• collapse
• slow (down)
• tail (off)
• compress
• fade (away)
• constrict
• condense
• slacken
• contract
• give out
• peter (out)
• melt (away)
• fritter (away)
• sink
• deflate
• cave (in)
• flag

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increase
• rise
• build
• intensify
• grow
• expand
• swell
• escalate
• accumulate
• enlarge
• mount
• soar
• pick up
• wax
• appear
• snowball
• balloon
• emerge
• mushroom
• show up
• burgeon
• lengthen
• bourgeon
• elongate
• blow up
• distend

ease

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noun

1

as in relief

reduction of or freedom from pain

the sunburn medication brought me instant ease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relief
• comfort
• alleviation
• release
• decrease
• mitigation
• moderation
• soothing
• diminishment
• assuagement
• mollification
• appeasement
• calming
• salving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discomfort
• unrest
• suffering
• misery
• anguish
• agony
• torture
• pain
• torment
• ache
• sting
• stitch
• pang
• twinge
• prick
• tingle
• smart
• throe

2

as in abandon

carefree freedom from constraint

a gymnast who can handle even the most demanding moves on the parallel bars with total ease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandon
• naturalness
• abandonment
• warmth
• enthusiasm
• spontaneity
• zeal
• lightheartedness
• unrestraint
• spirit
• unconstraint
• spontaneousness
• uninhibitedness
• exuberance
• carelessness
• fervor
• insouciance
• recklessness
• casualness
• zealousness
• impulsiveness
• impulsivity
• indiscretion
• zealotry
• heedlessness
• free hand
• thoughtlessness
• excess
• wildness
• incontinence
• ardor
• indulgence
• offhandedness
• excessiveness
• permissiveness
• carte blanche
• licentiousness
• blank check
• intemperance
• unself-consciousness
• immoderacy
• wantonness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restraint
• constraint
• embarrassment
• uneasiness
• reticence
• reserve
• inhibition
• suppression
• repression
• discretion
• self-consciousness
• carefulness
• discipline
• self-restraint
• discreetness
• willpower
• self-control
• heedfulness
• self-discipline
• self-denial
• self-mastery
• self-command

3

as in rest

freedom from activity or labor

the dream of every lottery player is a life of fabulous luxury and everlasting ease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rest
• relaxation
• leisure
• resting
• restfulness
• silence
• decompression
• sleep
• slumber
• tranquillity
• repose
• quiet
• napping
• slumbering
• calm
• serenity
• dozing
• peace
• peacefulness
• respite
• tranquility
• sereneness
• snoozing
• stillness
• placidity
• tranquilness
• catnapping
• lazing
• idleness
• dolce far niente

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• labor
• pressure
• stress
• tension
• exertion
• toil
• strain
• tenseness

Phrases Containing ease

• at ease
• ill at ease