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alleviate
Synonyms and Antonyms of alleviate
to make more bearable or less severe a car pool alleviates some of the stress of driving the kids to and from school every day Synonyms allay, help, assuage, ease, mitigate, mollify, palliate, relieve, sootheRelated Words abate, lighten, moderate, soften, temper; cure, heal, remedy; amend, correct, emend, fix, mend, rectify, reform, repair; ameliorate, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect, refineNear Antonyms harm, hurt, impair, injure; heighten, intensify, sharpenAntonyms aggravate, exacerbate
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