Synonyms of relieves

relieves

verb

present tense third-person singular of relieve

1

as in alleviates

to make more bearable or less severe

an ice pack will relieve the swelling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleviates
• soothes
• eases
• helps
• mitigates
• softens
• allays
• assuages
• improves
• heals
• cures
• enhances
• mollifies
• palliates
• lightens
• tempers
• remedies
• moderates
• corrects
• abates
• repairs
• ameliorates
• fixes
• rectifies
• enriches
• refines
• amends
• reforms
• perfects
• emends
• mends
• betters
• meliorates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurts
• impairs
• injures
• aggravates
• exacerbates
• harms
• intensifies
• heightens
• sharpens

2

as in rids

to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers

the bellhop relieved him of his luggage and led him to the elevator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rids
• frees
• clears
• unburdens
• liberates
• divests
• loosens
• disburdens
• rescues
• emancipates
• disencumbers
• redeems
• looses
• springs
• unbinds
• releases
• enfranchises
• discharges
• disengages
• extricates
• delivers
• unchains
• bails (out)
• disentangles
• manumits
• uncages
• unfetters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• burdens
• encumbers
• saddles
• restrains
• hampers
• subjects
• weights (down)
• weighs down
• bogs (down)
• fetters
• shackles

3

as in replaces

to take the place of

at daybreak a soldier arrived to relieve the one who had spent the night on guard duty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replaces
• supersedes
• supplants
• substitutes
• displaces
• preempts
• usurps
• displants
• cuts out