ASSUAGES Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

assuages

verb

present tense third-person singular of assuage

as in alleviates

to make more bearable or less severe a mother cooing to her toddler and assuaging his fear of the dark

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as in satisfies

to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire) that huge meal certainly assuaged my hunger

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as in appeases

to lessen the anger or agitation of nothing would assuage the angry parent except the prompt dismissal of the teacher who had used corporal punishment without authorization

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Recent Examples of assuages And unlike seaweed, seagrass has a root system that traps carbon in sediment and assuages storm surges. — Richard Morgan, Time, 29 June 2026 Analysts noted that Lilly’s strong forecast assuages concerns about pricing headwinds negatively impacting growth in the company’s juggernaut obesity franchise, and stands in stark contrast to yesterday’s sales warning from Novo Nordisk. — Elaine Chen, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026 This crisis demands a coordinated response that addresses the immediate safety needs of public servants, assuages voters’ fears and directly counters the normalization of political violence in our community. — Ernestine Nettles, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025

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Morgan Stanley’s Joseph Moore said the arrangement alleviates concerns about circular financing because third-party investors would provide most of the capital, while Nvidia would participate only to a limited extent.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Adding Skubal alleviates some of the weight of that decision.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

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Central to the reorganization is an institutional separation between standard setting and conformity assessment—the process used to determine whether a product, facility or company satisfies those standards.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
In two or more dimensions, both of these lines count as fractals — that’s because a line takes up no area and leaves most of the surrounding space empty, which satisfies the condition of having many holes.

— Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of satisfies

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This way of handling stress occurs when someone acts calm, appeases the threatening person and retreats to de-escalate the situation.

— Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
The city’s first street food market appeases the vast spectrum of palates and preferences, from vegans' to meat-lovers', by featuring ten culinary traders who specialize in ethnic fare from Greece to the bayous of Louisiana.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

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Whether magnesium spray actually works, and whether magnesium of any kind reliably relieves leg cramps, matters for anyone paying attention to the trend right now.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
Russia’s closer relationship with North Korea relieves some of China’s obligation to deliver economic aid and security guarantees to its northeastern neighbor.

— ZHENG JIYONG, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

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Caffeine supports healthy follicle function, biotin promotes keratin production, peptides reinforce the hair fiber, and moisturizing panthenol softens hair and soothes dryness.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026
With only three ingredients—water, sodium chloride, and hypochlorous acid—the on-the-go spritzer soothes skin and fights bacteria.

— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

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Scheduling days without food may have a knock-on effect that eases both chronic pain and its associated cognitive problems, according to a study on mice by researchers from the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University in China.

— Mike McRae August 25, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
The move, officials say, gives the mission more heft and eases collaboration with the Navy and Air Force, which are at the forefront of the administration’s campaigns.

— Megan Rose, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of eases

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But despite living in a far more interconnected world that better mitigates these emergencies, the stone still serves as a poignant—if troubling—sign of our most pressing problems.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
The recall affects 15mL bottles of Clear Eyes' Maximum Itchy Eye Relief, which mitigates itchiness, redness and other eye irritations, according to the product description.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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