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relief

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of relief

1 a feeling of ease from grief or trouble

  • my coworkersʼ kind words gave me some relief from the grief that I was feeling upon the death of my partner
Synonyms of relief

cheer, comfort, consolation, solace
Words Related to relief

encouragement, inspiration, uplift

assurance, reassurance

alleviation, assuagement, mitigation

contentment, gladness, happiness

commiseration, empathy, sympathy

aid, assistance, help, succor
Near Antonyms of relief

cold comfort

anguish, distress, heartache, heartbreak, torment, torture

2 a person or thing that takes the place of another

  • I canʼt go home from my nursing shift until my relief shows up to take over
Synonyms of relief

backup, cover, designated hitter, fill-in, locum tenens, pinch hitter, replacement, reserve, stand-in, sub, substitute
Words Related to relief

alternate, understudy

apology, makeshift, stopgap

agent, assignee, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, procurator, proxy, rep, representative, surrogate

assistant, reliever, second

successor, superseder

3 reduction of or freedom from pain

  • the aspirin gave him some relief from the headache
Synonyms of relief

alleviation, comfort, ease, release
Words Related to relief

appeasement, assuagement, decrease, diminishment, mitigation, moderation, mollification

calming, salving, soothing
Near Antonyms of relief

discomfort, unrest

agony, anguish, misery, suffering, torment, torture

ache, pain, pang, prick, smart, sting, stitch, throe, tingle, twinge

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