Synonyms of reliefs

reliefs

noun

plural of relief

1

as in consolations

a feeling of ease from grief or trouble

my coworkers' kind words gave me some relief from the grief that I was feeling upon the death of my partner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consolations
• comforts
• encouragements
• reassurances
• solaces
• sympathies
• assurances
• cheers
• alleviations
• inspirations
• uplifts
• mitigations
• empathies
• assistances
• contentments
• succors
• aids
• assuagements
• help
• commiserations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distresses
• tortures
• torments
• heartaches
• cold comforts
• heartbreaks
• anguishes

2

as in replacements

a person or thing that takes the place of another

I can't go home from my nursing shift until my relief shows up to take over

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replacements
• substitutes
• backups
• assistants
• surrogates
• covers
• pinch hitters
• reserves
• subs
• proxies
• fill-ins
• designated hitters
• stand-ins
• alternates
• makeshifts
• locum tenentes
• factors
• deputies
• delegates
• apologies
• representatives
• agents
• attorneys
• assignees
• envoys
• successors
• procurators
• commissaries
• relievers
• reps
• seconds
• stopgaps
• understudies
• superseders

3

as in comforts

reduction of or freedom from pain

the aspirin gave him some relief from the headache

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comforts
• releases
• eases
• alleviations
• decreases
• mitigations
• moderations
• mollifications
• diminishments
• assuagements
• appeasements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discomforts
• sufferings
• pains
• miseries
• tortures
• torments
• agonies
• stitches
• pangs
• aches
• anguishes
• throes
• pricks
• stings
• smarts
• twinges
• tingles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reliefs

Featuring towering stone columns, colorful reliefs (despite being 3,200 years old) and famous carvings, it's bypassed by tour buses heading straight for Hatshepsut. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Giulio Dalvit, curator of sculpture at the Frick, said that the exhibition’s five free-standing figures, two tomb monuments, 11 cast reliefs and eight commemorative medals represent a large portion of bronze artworks from 15th-century Siena. — Blake Gopnik, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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

In recent decades, the government of the Netherlands — which colonized Indonesia from the 1600s-1900s — has been in the process of repatriating sculptures, reliefs, and other items to the arts and culture administration in Java. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Hesse displayed this work and a collection of breakthrough reliefs in an exhibition held inside a greenhouse on the Scheidt family’s property in 1965, alongside several works on paper. — Gabriella Angeleti, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

This works well for tapestries, quilts, stone reliefs, frottage—media whose own materiality is assertive enough to compete with Zumthor’s surfaces. — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Beyond its fascinating reliefs depicting pharaohs and Egyptian deities, the temple offers sweeping panoramic views across Madrid’s western districts. — Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The sculptor Berthold Nebel left his mark across Manhattan, from the sea nymphs in the ceilings of the old Cunard Building at the foot of Broadway to the limestone reliefs at the Hispanic Society up on 155th Street. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2026