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allay

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of allay

to make more bearable or less severe

a gentle breeze would allay the heat

Synonyms of allay

alleviate, assuage, ease, help, mitigate, mollify, palliate, relieve, soothe

Words Related to allay

abate, lighten, moderate, soften, temper

cure, heal, remedy

amend, correct, emend, fix, mend, rectify, reform, repair

ameliorate, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect, refine

Near Antonyms of allay

harm, hurt, impair, injure

heighten, intensify, sharpen

Antonyms of allay

aggravate, exacerbate

Synonym Discussion of allay

relieve, alleviate, lighten, assuage, mitigate, allay mean to make something less grievous. relieve implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable.

- took an aspirin to relieve the pain

alleviate implies temporary or partial lessening of pain or distress.

- the lotion alleviated the itching

lighten implies reducing a burdensome or depressing weight.

- good news would lighten our worries

assuage implies softening or sweetening what is harsh or disagreeable.

- ocean breezes assuaged the intense heat

mitigate suggests a moderating or countering of the effect of something violent or painful.

- the need to mitigate barbaric laws

allay implies an effective calming or soothing of fears or alarms.

- allayed their fears

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