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
• smoothes
• improves
• promotes
• simplifies
• smooths
• loosens (up)
• paves the way (for)
• expedites
• greases
• helps
• speeds
• unclogs
• quickens
• aids
• hastens
• assists
• furthers
• hurries
• rushes
• forwards
• streamlines
• abets
• advances
• 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
• intensifies
• builds
• enlarges
• escalates
• soars
• accumulates
• swells
• mounts
• emerges
• appears
• waxes
• mushrooms
• picks up
• burgeons
• lengthens
• bourgeons
• shows up
• elongates
• snowballs
• balloons
• distends
• blows up

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