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

Ultimately, Cramer said bringing long-term rates meaningfully lower will require easing the inflationary pressures that helped push them up in the first place. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Washington has praised cooperation by Sharaa’s government against the Islamic State and said easing restrictions is intended to give Syria an opportunity to stabilize, attract investment and rebuild. — Reuters, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026

Brennan and Pedersen were the first to open their sprints, with the young Briton easing away to win by a clear 20 metres, demonstrating prodigious power for such a young rider. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Eighth Round - Lopez 10-9 (Lopez 79-73) Lopez is easing his way to a victory here because Romero won’t take the necessary risks to make this his kind of fight. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

But acupuncture isn’t a guarantee for easing symptoms of depression. — Korin Miller, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026

Why recruiting became political The Pentagon is emerging from the yearslong recruiting slump that followed the COVID-19 pandemic, easing one of the military's most persistent political headaches that drew bipartisan anxiety on Capitol Hill. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Clark and Floyd strike up a deep friendship, easing their suburban loneliness. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Underwater data centers could help AI grow while easing some of the pressure on land, energy and water. — Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026