Synonyms of easing

easing 1 of 2

adjective

as in relieving

Related Words

• relieving
• aiding
• helping
• computerized
• time-saving
• semiautomatic
• mechanical
• automated
• nonmanual
• motorized
• automatic
• robotic
• laborsaving
• self-operating
• self-regulating
• self-acting

Dissimilar Words

• nonautomatic
• nonautomated

easing

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verb

present participle of ease

1

as in facilitating

to free from obstruction or difficulty

measures intended to ease the flow of traffic during rush hour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facilitating
• accelerating
• improving
• simplifying
• smoothing
• promoting
• loosening (up)
• greasing
• assisting
• paving the way (for)
• speeding
• aiding
• expediting
• helping
• hastening
• furthering
• quickening
• hurrying
• unclogging
• forwarding
• rushing
• advancing
• streamlining
• abetting
• straightening (out)
• disentangling
• untangling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• complicating
• hindering
• impeding
• worsening
• retarding
• aggravating
• sophisticating
• perplexing

2

as in loosening

to make less taut

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loosening
• slackening
• relaxing
• slacking
• untying
• detaching
• freeing
• undoing
• unfastening
• unbinding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stretching
• tightening
• straining
• binding
• attaching
• tying
• tensing
• fastening
• restraining
• tensioning
• constraining

3

as in alleviating

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

• alleviating
• relieving
• helping
• soothing
• mitigating
• softening
• allaying
• improving
• healing
• curing
• mollifying
• assuaging
• enhancing
• tempering
• palliating
• moderating
• remedying
• lightening
• correcting
• fixing
• abating
• repairing
• amending
• ameliorating
• rectifying
• reforming
• refining
• bettering
• perfecting
• enriching
• mending
• emending
• meliorating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggravating
• hurting
• impairing
• injuring
• exacerbating
• harming
• intensifying
• sharpening
• heightening

4

as in reducing

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• decreasing
• lowering
• lessening
• diminishing
• depleting
• minimizing
• downsizing
• dwindling
• denting
• slashing
• abating
• cutting
• compressing
• dropping
• downscaling
• knocking down
• de-escalating
• curtailing
• shortening
• shrinking
• paring
• constricting
• trimming
• contracting
• condensing
• cutting down
• whittling
• abridging
• clipping
• retrenching
• cropping
• modifying
• abbreviating
• nicking
• pruning
• cutting back
• truncating
• docking
• moderating
• modulating
• deflating
• qualifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• expanding
• augmenting
• raising
• escalating
• enlarging
• boosting
• swelling
• amplifying
• extending
• prolonging
• inflating
• lengthening
• dilating
• blowing up
• adding (to)
• supplementing
• intensifying
• enhancing
• complementing
• aggrandizing
• heightening
• distending
• elongating
• protracting
• redoubling

5

as in decreasing

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

• decreasing
• subsiding
• diminishing
• declining
• falling
• shrinking
• tapering
• vanishing
• lessening
• ebbing
• moderating
• lowering
• waning
• receding
• relenting
• weakening
• dying (away or down or out)
• dwindling
• dropping (off)
• draining (away)
• falling away
• tapering off
• ratcheting (down)
• abating
• remitting
• palling
• evaporating
• phasing down
• racheting (down)
• alleviating
• letting up
• de-escalating
• compressing
• constricting
• contracting
• collapsing
• slackening
• condensing
• melting (away)
• relaxing
• slowing (down)
• fading (away)
• tailing (off)
• frittering (away)
• flagging
• petering (out)
• giving out
• sinking
• deflating
• caving (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• growing
• rising
• expanding
• intensifying
• swelling
• mounting
• building
• escalating
• enlarging
• soaring
• burgeoning
• accumulating
• emerging
• picking up
• appearing
• mushrooming
• snowballing
• waxing
• ballooning
• lengthening
• showing up
• blowing up
• elongating
• distending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of easing

Verb

The Iranian delegation’s attendance at the UN has renewed hopes for a diplomatic solution to the war, lifting market sentiment on Monday, with stocks rising, oil prices easing and global bond yields falling sharply. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

If the Strait of Hormuz reopened and both Russian and Iranian refineries were repaired promptly, prices could decrease, easing the globe’s record-breaking diesel squeeze. — Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

Min Aung Hlaing also asked that Washington consider lifting and easing economic sanctions on Myanmar. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

The stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks Thursday after falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market helped Wall Street reverse many of its moves from the prior day. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Marian Greenfield calls out to a pedestrian easing into the crosswalk at Oakdale Avenue and Keith Street. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

With difficult geopolitical conditions showing no sign of easing, organizations are turning to agentic AI to get ahead of the next disruption. — Alex Saric, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

As demand slows, businesses have less room to raise prices, easing inflationary pressures. — John W. Diamond, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2026

In a time of strained Spanish-American relations, Kuss is doing his part in easing diplomatic tensions. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026