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

Strong winds eased in Greece, allowing firefighting flights to resume, a day after a midair collision between two helicopters killed two crew members. — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

The source claimed that the arrangement had eased any potential tension between the pair. — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

One possible factor for the influx is a recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling that eased deportation rules for migrants entering Ceuta or Melilla. — Miguel MacIas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

But as the war in Ukraine has progressed, the IOC and IPC have eased restrictions. — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Enough time has passed that memories of the war – and fears of returning to a police state – have eased among the Japanese public, said Brown. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

In 2022, when the bank started requiring employees to return to the office as COVID-era restrictions eased, Arbuckle requested to continue working from home instead of commuting to uptown Charlotte. — Chase Jordan july 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

The stench, a byproduct of papermaking, eased years ago with the installation of air-scrubbing equipment and went away completely in September when International Paper closed the mill after 90 years of operation. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 July 2026

The logjam in the Gulf eased in June after Washington and Tehran struck a preliminary peace deal, after which about 30 ships a day were able to move through the strait. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026