PALLIATED Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

palliated

verb

past tense of palliate

as in excused

to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses don't try to palliate your constant lying by claiming that everybody lies

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as in alleviated

to make more bearable or less severe this medicine should palliate your cough at least a little

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Yet Messi himself had been silent until now, after flying to his hometown Rosario in Argentina to attend Jorge’s funeral after he was excused by his current club Inter Miami.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Patrick, who is divorced from Lindsay Clancy and has since remarried, was on the stand to start the day but was excused after emotional direct questioning about the day his children were killed.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of excused

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Tokayev, who has sought to maintain a delicate balance between Moscow and the West since sanctions were imposed on Russia over the war in Ukraine, has justified the changes by citing the need for rapid decision-making in a fast-changing world.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Carrick is justified in minding against an overreaction — and United won the next game after both of their defeats under him last season — but his team will need to be so much better for the visit of Ipswich Town.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of justified

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But in a conversation with The Athletic, Bass explained that missing the entire 2025 season and undergoing sports hernia surgery taught him to value the entire NFL kicking experience, even the misses that come with such a high-pressure job.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
However, Lai explained that the launcher could, in theory, deliver explosive payloads designed to detonate near a target.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of explained

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The vulnerability, disclosed as part of Snowflake’s HackerOne vulnerability disclosure platform and mitigated on June 23, enabled Wiz to obtain access to sensitive data in Snowflake’s internal Jira environment.

— Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Unexpected outcomes can be mitigated by improving alignment, Moussouris said, something that will likely be a primary focus for the creators of AI models in the coming months.

— Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of mitigated

Verb

Then there’s Lew, who was eased into camp a little bit at a time, moving from a few reps to a few series to a day with the first team and now returning to start at center.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Last year, when Ohtani was returning from a second career Tommy John surgery, the Dodgers eased him into pitching slowly, starting with one inning and then adding an inning each appearance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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