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

2 of 2

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

In addition to easing federal regulations, the bill also encourages states and cities to reform their land-use rules, which would mark a significant change in the federalist system with respect to city planning. — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Bolsonaro has called for easing environmental rules and allowing farming or mining on Indigenous lands, raising concern that forest loss could increase even if current restrictions remain technically intact. — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Magnesium, on the other hand, helps the body feel more relaxed, easing into sleep and potentially increasing sleep time. — Emmanuella Ogbonna, HEALTH, 2 Oct. 2026

Reforms easing restrictions on foreign investment in Saudi Arabia took effect at the start of February, replacing the previous qualified foreign investor regime. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Indian prices rose from 91 to 94 cents/lb before easing back to 92 cents/lb. — Sj Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Randle can get downhill, draw help and find shooters, easing some of the creation burden Porter carried last season. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The Department of Transportation is easing fuel economy standards that were put in place during the Biden administration. — Dan Peck, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Diesel in the Great Lakes should also begin easing, though that relief may take several more days to materialize. — Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026