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alleviating

verb , present participle of alleviate

Synonyms and Antonyms of alleviating

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 of alleviating

allaying, assuaging, easing, helping, mitigating, mollifying, palliating, relieving, soothing

Words Related to alleviating

abating, lightening, moderating, softening, tempering

curing, healing, remedying

amending, correcting, emending, fixing, mending, rectifying, reforming, repairing

ameliorating, bettering, enhancing, enriching, improving, meliorating, perfecting, refining

Near Antonyms of alleviating

harming, hurting, impairing, injuring

heightening, intensifying, sharpening

Antonyms of alleviating

aggravating, exacerbating

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