Synonyms of eased

eased 1 of 2

adjective

as in alleviated

Related Words

• alleviated
• decreased
• lightened
• toned (down)
• diminished
• reduced
• moderated
• subdued
• qualified
• lessened
• abated
• superficial
• shallow
• feeble
• weak
• moderate
• light
• soft

Dissimilar Words

• heavy
• intense
• acute
• hard
• deep
• intensive
• terrible
• profound
• keen
• fearful
• violent
• furious
• fierce
• explosive
• dreadful
• exquisite
• excruciating
• vicious
• frightful
• ferocious
• aggravated
• vehement
• ghastly
• blistering
• fearsome
• concentrated
• heavy-duty
• intensified
• almighty
• deepened
• enhanced
• hellacious
• magnified
• accentuated
• heightened
• emphasized

eased

2 of 2

verb

past tense of ease

1

as in facilitated

to free from obstruction or difficulty

measures intended to ease the flow of traffic during rush hour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facilitated
• accelerated
• improved
• smoothed
• promoted
• simplified
• loosened (up)
• sped
• greased
• paved the way (for)
• helped
• aided
• quickened
• assisted
• hastened
• hurried
• furthered
• unclogged
• forwarded
• expedited
• rushed
• abetted
• advanced
• straightened (out)
• streamlined
• disentangled
• untangled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• complicated
• hindered
• impeded
• aggravated
• sophisticated
• worsened
• retarded
• perplexed

2

as in loosened

to make less taut

the rock climber eased the rope a little so that his fellow climber had room to maneuver

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loosened
• relaxed
• slackened
• slacked
• untied
• detached
• freed
• undid
• unfastened
• unbound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tightened
• stretched
• bound
• attached
• strained
• tied
• fastened
• tensed
• constrained
• restrained
• tensioned

3

as in relieved

to make more bearable or less severe

grandmother's firm belief that there are few ailments that chicken soup won't ease

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

as in reduced

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

the chairman of the Federal Reserve has promised to ease interest rates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• decreased
• lowered
• diminished
• lessened
• depleted
• dwindled
• minimized
• abated
• dented
• slashed
• downsized
• dropped
• cut
• knocked down
• compressed
• downscaled
• shortened
• de-escalated
• curtailed
• shrank
• pared
• constricted
• contracted
• trimmed
• whittled
• cut down
• condensed
• clipped
• cut back
• retrenched
• nicked
• pruned
• abbreviated
• modified
• truncated
• cropped
• docked
• abridged
• modulated
• deflated
• moderated
• qualified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• expanded
• augmented
• raised
• enlarged
• escalated
• boosted
• amplified
• swelled
• extended
• prolonged
• lengthened
• inflated
• dilated
• blew up
• distended
• supplemented
• intensified
• added (to)
• elongated
• complemented
• protracted
• enhanced
• heightened
• aggrandized
• redoubled

5

as in subsided

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

new investments in the region have eased since the rise in interest rates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subsided
• decreased
• diminished
• fell
• shrank
• vanished
• ebbed
• declined
• lessened
• receded
• lowered
• dwindled
• tapered
• waned
• relented
• moderated
• dropped (off)
• palled
• weakened
• died (away or down or out)
• drained (away)
• abated
• fell away
• tapered off
• evaporated
• remitted
• let up
• phased down
• ratcheted (down)
• alleviated
• de-escalated
• racheted (down)
• constricted
• compressed
• relaxed
• slackened
• contracted
• melted (away)
• faded (away)
• condensed
• slowed (down)
• collapsed
• tailed (off)
• frittered (away)
• petered (out)
• gave out
• flagged
• sank
• deflated
• caved (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• intensified
• built
• grew
• expanded
• rose
• mounted
• swelled
• soared
• enlarged
• accumulated
• escalated
• emerged
• appeared
• waxed
• picked up
• mushroomed
• ballooned
• burgeoned
• snowballed
• showed up
• lengthened
• elongated
• distended
• blew up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eased

Adjective

Real estate developers are already cautiously planning to take advantage of the eased regulations and plan to announce new projects after the law goes into effect. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

Despite the eased restrictions, Rader is still only allowed out of his 8-foot-by-10-foot cell for one hour a day, five days a week. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025

Verb

Then there’s Lew, who was eased into camp a little bit at a time, moving from a few reps to a few series to a day with the first team and now returning to start at center. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Last year, when Ohtani was returning from a second career Tommy John surgery, the Dodgers eased him into pitching slowly, starting with one inning and then adding an inning each appearance. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Taking over behind center will be senior Reed Dangel, a Warren transfer whose transition will be eased by the presence of talented skill players around him. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Several minutes earlier, Hall argued over a long completion from Colts quarterback Daniel Jones to receiver Josh Downs, during which Hall eased up at the catch point to avoid delivering a big hit on Downs. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 19 Aug. 2026

While the armed services have struggled with recruiting in recent years, those problems have largely eased and retention has generally proved less of a challenge, data from the armed services show. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

By the end of July, the situation had stabilized, and in some regions restrictions were lifted or significantly eased. — Reuters, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026