Synonyms of eased

eased 1 of 2

adjective

as in alleviated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleviated
• decreased
• lightened
• toned (down)
• diminished
• reduced
• moderated
• subdued
• qualified
• lessened
• abated
• superficial
• shallow
• feeble
• weak
• moderate
• light
• soft

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• heavy
• intense
• acute
• hard
• deep
• intensive
• terrible
• profound
• keen
• fearful
• violent
• furious
• fierce
• explosive
• dreadful
• exquisite
• excruciating
• vicious
• frightful
• ferocious
• aggravated
• vehement
• ghastly
• blistering
• fearsome
• concentrated
• heavy-duty
• intensified
• almighty
• deepened
• enhanced
• hellacious
• magnified
• accentuated
• heightened
• emphasized

eased

2 of 2

verb

past tense of ease

1

as in facilitated

to free from obstruction or difficulty

measures intended to ease the flow of traffic during rush hour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facilitated
• accelerated
• improved
• smoothed
• promoted
• simplified
• loosened (up)
• speeded
• sped
• greased
• paved the way (for)
• helped
• aided
• assisted
• quickened
• hastened
• hurried
• furthered
• forwarded
• unclogged
• expedited
• rushed
• abetted
• advanced
• straightened (out)
• streamlined
• disentangled
• untangled

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• complicated
• hindered
• impeded
• aggravated
• sophisticated
• worsened
• retarded
• perplexed

2

as in loosened

to make less taut

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loosened
• relaxed
• slackened
• slacked
• untied
• detached
• freed
• undid
• unfastened
• unbound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tightened
• stretched
• bound
• attached
• strained
• tied
• fastened
• tensed
• constrained
• restrained
• tensioned

3

as in relieved

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

• alleviated
• relieved
• soothed
• helped
• mitigated
• softened
• allayed
• assuaged
• mollified
• improved
• healed
• cured
• tempered
• enhanced
• lightened
• remedied
• palliated
• moderated
• abated
• corrected
• fixed
• amended
• repaired
• ameliorated
• rectified
• refined
• enriched
• perfected
• bettered
• emended
• reformed
• mended
• meliorated

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• aggravated
• hurt
• impaired
• injured
• exacerbated
• intensified
• heightened
• harmed
• sharpened

4

as in reduced

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• decreased
• lowered
• diminished
• lessened
• depleted
• dwindled
• minimized
• abated
• dented
• slashed
• downsized
• dropped
• cut
• knocked down
• compressed
• downscaled
• shortened
• de-escalated
• curtailed
• shrank
• shrunk
• pared
• constricted
• contracted
• trimmed
• whittled
• cut down
• condensed
• clipped
• cut back
• retrenched
• nicked
• pruned
• abbreviated
• modified
• truncated
• cropped
• docked
• abridged
• modulated
• deflated
• moderated
• qualified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• expanded
• augmented
• raised
• enlarged
• escalated
• boosted
• amplified
• swelled
• extended
• prolonged
• lengthened
• inflated
• dilated
• blew up
• distended
• supplemented
• intensified
• added (to)
• elongated
• complemented
• protracted
• enhanced
• heightened
• aggrandized
• redoubled

5

as in subsided

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

• subsided
• decreased
• diminished
• fell
• vanished
• ebbed
• shrank
• shrunk
• declined
• lessened
• receded
• lowered
• tapered
• dwindled
• waned
• relented
• moderated
• dropped (off)
• palled
• died (away or down or out)
• weakened
• drained (away)
• abated
• fell away
• tapered off
• remitted
• evaporated
• let up
• phased down
• ratcheted (down)
• alleviated
• de-escalated
• racheted (down)
• constricted
• compressed
• relaxed
• slackened
• contracted
• melted (away)
• faded (away)
• condensed
• slowed (down)
• collapsed
• tailed (off)
• frittered (away)
• petered (out)
• gave out
• flagged
• sank
• sunk
• deflated
• caved (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• intensified
• built
• grew
• expanded
• rose
• swelled
• mounted
• soared
• enlarged
• escalated
• accumulated
• mushroomed
• ballooned
• emerged
• waxed
• appeared
• picked up
• snowballed
• burgeoned
• showed up
• lengthened
• bourgeoned
• elongated
• distended
• blew up