relieved

adjective

re·​lieved ri-ˈlēvd 

: experiencing or showing relief especially from anxiety or pent-up emotions

relievedly

ri-ˈlē-vəd-lē 

adverb

Examples of relieved in a Sentence

I was relieved to hear that you're feeling better.

He was greeted at the door by his much relieved mother.

Recent Examples on the Web

The 55-year-old music mogul appeared relieved and overjoyed, shaking his attorneys’ hands, facing his family and starting a round of applause. —Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 July 2025

Thanks to the mail carrier's doorbell ring, Felix reunites with his relieved owner and is let back inside. —Raven Brunner, People.com, 26 June 2025

As hoped, she was intensely relieved to be free from the distressing withdrawal symptoms – restless legs, anxiety, bone pain, nausea and chills – and from the guilt, shame and hardship of living with addiction. —Lucinda Grande, The Conversation, 27 May 2025

As a relieved June reunites with her friend, Naomi (Ever Carradine) and Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) exit the other car and approach with Angela/Charlotte. —Matt Cabral, EW.com, 27 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for relieved

• disbelieved
• interleaved
• misconceived
• preconceived
• undeceived
• unperceived
• unrelieved
• achieved
• aggrieved
• believed
• bereaved
• conceived