Synonyms of relieved

relieved 1 of 2

adjective

as in relaxed

Related Words

• relaxed
• confident
• phlegmatic
• tranquilized
• detached
• assured
• impassive
• aloof
• dispassionate
• indifferent
• unconcerned
• stolid
• bovine
• carefree
• nonchalant
• sober
• centered
• self-assured
• easygoing
• equable
• affable
• imperturbable
• unflappable
• unshakable
• disciplined
• breezy
• mellow
• laid-back
• well-balanced
• happy-go-lucky
• loosey-goosey
• nerveless
• even
• self-contained
• self-controlled
• steady
• well-adjusted
• even-keeled
• devil-may-care

Dissimilar Words

• upset
• disturbed
• anxious
• perturbed
• agitated
• bothered
• worried
• uneasy
• distressed
• nervous
• unstrung
• unsettled
• flustered
• restless
• unglued
• discomposed
• tense
• unquiet
• unhinged
• jittery
• jumpy
• unstable
• skittish
• uptight
• high-strung

relieved

2 of 2

verb

past tense of relieve

1

as in alleviated

to make more bearable or less severe

an ice pack will relieve the swelling

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in rid

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

• rid
• freed
• cleared
• unburdened
• liberated
• divested
• rescued
• disburdened
• disencumbered
• discharged
• loosened
• released
• emancipated
• enfranchised
• sprang
• loosed
• disengaged
• redeemed
• manumitted
• extricated
• delivered
• bailed (out)
• unbound
• disentangled
• unfettered
• unchained
• uncaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• burdened
• saddled
• encumbered
• subjected
• hampered
• restrained
• weighted (down)
• bogged (down)
• shackled
• weighed down
• fettered

3

as in replaced

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

• replaced
• superseded
• supplanted
• substituted
• displaced
• displanted
• cut out
• preempted
• usurped

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of relieved

Adjective

Most employees would feel relieved. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026

Quintero remains relieved of duty without pay, the Homestead Police Department confirmed Friday afternoon. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026

Verb

After years of no progress and no communication, Crenshaw locals are relieved that the city is paying attention. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

When the Reykjavik meeting took place, no one was looking ahead to the collapse of the Soviet Union; Kremlin watchers were, mostly, relieved to see a Soviet general secretary and an American president talking with each other. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026