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palliating

verb , present participle of palliate

Synonyms and Antonyms of palliating

1 to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses

don't try to palliate your constant lying by claiming that everybody lies

Synonyms of palliating

deodorizing, excusing, explaining away, extenuating, glossing (over), glozing (over), whitewashing

Words Related to palliating

sugarcoating, varnishing

apologizing, atoning, confessing

accounting (for), explaining, justifying, rationalizing

minimizing, playing down, soft-pedaling

alleviating, easing, lessening, lightening, mitigating, moderating, softening, tempering

absolving, acquitting, clearing, exculpating, exonerating, vindicating

2 to make more bearable or less severe

this medicine should palliate your cough at least a little

Synonyms of palliating

allaying, alleviating, assuaging, easing, helping, mitigating, mollifying, relieving, soothing

Words Related to palliating

abating, lightening, moderating, softening, tempering

curing, healing, remedying

amending, correcting, emending, fixing, mending, rectifying, reforming, repairing

ameliorating, bettering, enhancing, enriching, improving, meliorating, perfecting, refining

Near Antonyms of palliating

harming, hurting, impairing, injuring

heightening, intensifying, sharpening

Antonyms of palliating

aggravating, exacerbating

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