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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The jury requested to be excused for the day hours after telling Judge William Sullivan that it was deadlocked and could not reach a unanimous decision.

— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
As Korean growth picks up, President Lee Jae Myung could be excused for thinking his job as an economic reformer is done.

— William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of excused

Verb

Harvey Barnes was awarded a new contract during the summer and his early-season form has justified starting regularly.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Viewers will soon get the chance to judge for themselves whether these concerns are justified, though determining just how much damage (if any) the new regime has done to the 60 brand may take a little longer.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of justified

Verb

Abner Uribe relieved and gave up an RBI single, a run-scoring ground out and a two-run double by Michael Conforto to make it 8-6.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Tobias Myers relieved Nate Lavender after Jakob Marsee’s one-out single that narrowed the gap to one and struck out Caissie and retired Pauley on a pop out for his second save.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of relieved

Verb

In another instance, Kuechly explained how coaches teach to tackle high inside a team’s own 5 so an opponent can’t fall forward into the end zone.

— Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Rodgers explained, adding that his new girlfriend was both offline and didn’t watch The Pat McAfee Show.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of explained

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Cocoa prices have eased after a record-breaking rally over the past two years, which was fueled by adverse weather and poor harvests that drove up costs for chocolate makers, CNBC previously reported.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
In stock markets abroad, indexes rose in Europe as oil prices eased.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of eased

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