PALLIATION Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

palliation

noun

Definition of palliation

as in relief

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as in extenuation

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Noun

Elsewhere, dark-wood bas reliefs and miles of Norwegian green marble (Enigma Verde Lapponia) are the handsome hallmarks of design studio Autoban (famous for London’s Duck & Rice and Baku airport’s extraordinary makeover).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
South Africa is facing growing pressure from labor unions and business groups to provide around $600 million in fuel relief, after the Iran war drove petrol prices to record highs in the continent’s biggest economy.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of relief

Noun

The Hope Florida Foundation supports Hope Florida, a signature initiative of DeSantis and his wife, Casey, that has aimed to get people off government assistance by connecting them with nonprofits and churches instead.

— Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
In 1867, the British government united its North American colonies to form the Canadian Confederation, in part to deter Washington from invading Canada in retaliation for London’s assistance to the Confederacy during the Civil War.

— Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of assistance

Noun

The person receives the opportunity for atonement; the consequence is assigned elsewhere.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
The holiday, starting Friday night, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days, leading up to Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement.

— Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of atonement

Noun

The actors Nael Nacer and Artemis Pebdani double as Haddad’s great-aunt and -uncle and parents, playing across a spectrum of discomfort and cautious support.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Its adaptable architecture supports missions including tactical logistics, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, casualty evacuation, communications support and other mission-critical applications.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of support

Noun

This week's quiz spotlights red carpet moments and Hollywood confessions.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
In Mississippi, for two decades, sheriff’s deputies routinely water-boarded and beat people in order to elicit a confession, according to a 2023 investigation by Mississippi Today.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of confession

Noun

Dechalus is also charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026
Brass and the other two defendants — Courtney Price, 49, of Jacksonville, Florida, and Jateisha Herron, 33, of Boron, California — are charged with conspiracy to commit identity fraud in furtherance of a state felony.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of furtherance

Noun

Tip Toe’s acknowledgement of both Leo’s humanity and Clive’s works not to excuse the cruelty that will claim Leo in the end, but to reaffirm it as a choice.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
But what an imaginative launching pad to interrogate the nature of greatness, the unsatisfactory acknowledgements of one’s own mediocrity, the seemingly unjust parceling out of genius from God.

— Doni Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of acknowledgment

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