relief

relief

noun

Definition of RELIEF

1

a feeling of ease from grief or trouble <my coworkers' kind words gave me some relief from the grief that I was feeling upon the death of my partner>

Synonyms cheer, consolation, relief, solace

Related Words encouragement, inspiration, uplift; assurance, reassurance; alleviation, assuagement, mitigation; contentment, gladness, happiness; commiseration, empathy, sympathy; aid, assistance, help, succor

Near Antonyms cold comfort; anguish, distress, heartache, heartbreak, torment, torture

2

a person or thing that takes the place of another <I can't go home from my nursing shift until my relief shows up to take over>

Synonyms backup, cover, designated hitter, fill-in, locum tenens, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, reserve, stand-in, sub

Related Words alternate, understudy; apology, makeshift, stopgap; agent, assignee, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, procurator, proxy, rep, representative, surrogate; assistant, reliever, second; successor, superseder

3

reduction of or freedom from pain <the aspirin gave him some relief from the headache>

Synonyms alleviation, comfort, release, relief

Related Words appeasement, assuagement, decrease, diminishment, mitigation, moderation, mollification; calming, salving, soothing

Near Antonyms discomfort, unrest; agony, anguish, misery, suffering, torment, torture; ache, pain, pang, prick, smart, sting, stitch, throe, tingle, twinge