Synonyms of eases

eases 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ease

1

as in facilitates

to free from obstruction or difficulty

measures intended to ease the flow of traffic during rush hour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facilitates
• accelerates
• improves
• promotes
• simplifies
• smooths
• loosens (up)
• paves the way (for)
• expedites
• greases
• helps
• speeds
• unclogs
• quickens
• aids
• hastens
• assists
• furthers
• hurries
• rushes
• forwards
• advances
• streamlines
• abets
• straightens (out)
• untangles
• disentangles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• complicates
• hinders
• impedes
• retards
• aggravates
• worsens
• perplexes
• sophisticates

2

as in loosens

to make less taut

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loosens
• relaxes
• slackens
• slacks
• unties
• detaches
• frees
• undoes
• unfastens
• unbinds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tensions
• stretches
• tightens
• binds
• attaches
• ties
• strains
• fastens
• restrains
• constrains
• tenses

3

as in relieves

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

• relieves
• alleviates
• soothes
• helps
• mitigates
• softens
• allays
• improves
• assuages
• heals
• enhances
• lightens
• cures
• mollifies
• palliates
• tempers
• corrects
• abates
• remedies
• moderates
• repairs
• refines
• enriches
• rectifies
• ameliorates
• fixes
• amends
• reforms
• perfects
• emends
• mends
• betters
• meliorates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impairs
• hurts
• injures
• aggravates
• exacerbates
• harms
• intensifies
• heightens
• sharpens

4

as in reduces

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduces
• decreases
• lowers
• diminishes
• depletes
• lessens
• minimizes
• abates
• downsizes
• dwindles
• compresses
• drops
• shortens
• dents
• slashes
• cuts
• knocks down
• curtails
• de-escalates
• shrinks
• constricts
• condenses
• downscales
• pares
• whittles
• abbreviates
• abridges
• truncates
• retrenches
• cuts down
• modulates
• modifies
• crops
• deflates
• trims
• contracts
• cuts back
• clips
• nicks
• prunes
• docks
• qualifies
• moderates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increases
• expands
• augments
• enlarges
• raises
• boosts
• amplifies
• extends
• escalates
• dilates
• swells
• prolongs
• inflates
• lengthens
• elongates
• enhances
• complements
• adds (to)
• blows up
• heightens
• intensifies
• distends
• aggrandizes
• supplements
• protracts
• redoubles

5

as in decreases

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

• decreases
• subsides
• diminishes
• falls
• declines
• shrinks
• vanishes
• ebbs
• lessens
• lowers
• tapers
• recedes
• wanes
• relents
• weakens
• dwindles
• palls
• tapers off
• abates
• dies (away or down or out)
• falls away
• drops (off)
• moderates
• remits
• drains (away)
• evaporates
• ratchets (down)
• phases down
• lets up
• compresses
• rachets (down)
• de-escalates
• alleviates
• relaxes
• constricts
• collapses
• condenses
• slackens
• slows (down)
• tails (off)
• melts (away)
• fades (away)
• contracts
• gives out
• peters (out)
• fritters (away)
• deflates
• sinks
• flags
• caves (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increases
• rises
• grows
• expands
• builds
• intensifies
• enlarges
• accumulates
• soars
• swells
• escalates
• emerges
• mounts
• appears
• mushrooms
• picks up
• waxes
• lengthens
• burgeons
• shows up
• elongates
• snowballs
• balloons
• blows up
• distends

eases

2 of 2

noun

plural of ease

as in reliefs

reduction of or freedom from pain

the sunburn medication brought me instant ease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reliefs
• releases
• alleviations
• decreases
• comforts
• moderations
• mitigations
• mollifications
• diminishments
• assuagements
• appeasements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discomforts
• sufferings
• tortures
• pains
• torments
• agonies
• miseries
• pangs
• throes
• aches
• stings
• anguishes
• stitches
• pricks
• smarts
• twinges
• tingles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eases

Verb

And a lender with a track record of closing on time eases any worry about the timeline. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Plus, there’s a carbon-fiber plate inside that eases transitions and propels you forward. — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

How Plaza Midwood became Plaza Midwood Charlotte historian Tom Hanchett eases his Prius down Central Avenue, pointing from one storefront to the next. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026

This eases the logistics challenge of F1 arranging and holding the race with 10 weeks notice. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 26 July 2026

The more durable test will come after the current capacity crunch eases. — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Yet once the hurt from the Argentina defeat eases, Prime Minister Burnham will have a particularly good reason to hope that the dreaming finally pays off. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026

Departing from Moynihan Train Hall in the heart of Manhattan, the train eases out from beneath the skyline before slipping into New Jersey, where city boroughs gradually give way to quieter suburbs. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026

The rule also eases controls on some military, satellite and spacecraft-related exports. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 July 2026