Synonyms of relieved

relieved 1 of 2

adjective

as in relaxed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relaxed
• tranquillized
• confident
• phlegmatic
• tranquilized
• detached
• assured
• impassive
• aloof
• dispassionate
• indifferent
• unconcerned
• stolid
• bovine
• carefree
• nonchalant
• sober
• centered
• self-assured
• easygoing
• equable
• affable
• imperturbable
• unflappable
• unshakable
• disciplined
• breezy
• mellow
• laid-back
• well-balanced
• happy-go-lucky
• loosey-goosey
• nerveless
• even
• self-contained
• self-controlled
• steady
• well-adjusted
• even-keeled
• devil-may-care

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upset
• disturbed
• anxious
• perturbed
• agitated
• bothered
• worried
• uneasy
• distressed
• nervous
• unstrung
• unsettled
• flustered
• restless
• unglued
• discomposed
• tense
• unquiet
• unhinged
• jittery
• jumpy
• unstable
• skittish
• uptight
• high-strung

relieved

2 of 2

verb

past tense of relieve

1

as in alleviated

to make more bearable or less severe

an ice pack will relieve the swelling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleviated
• soothed
• helped
• eased
• mitigated
• softened
• mollified
• allayed
• cured
• healed
• assuaged
• improved
• remedied
• tempered
• palliated
• enhanced
• lightened
• corrected
• abated
• moderated
• fixed
• repaired
• rectified
• amended
• ameliorated
• reformed
• refined
• enriched
• emended
• perfected
• bettered
• mended
• meliorated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggravated
• injured
• hurt
• impaired
• exacerbated
• intensified
• heightened
• harmed
• sharpened

2

as in rid

to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers

the bellhop relieved him of his luggage and led him to the elevator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rid
• freed
• cleared
• ridded
• unburdened
• liberated
• divested
• disburdened
• rescued
• disencumbered
• discharged
• loosened
• emancipated
• released
• enfranchised
• sprung
• sprang
• loosed
• disengaged
• manumitted
• redeemed
• extricated
• delivered
• bailed (out)
• unbound
• disentangled
• unfettered
• unchained
• uncaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• burdened
• saddled
• encumbered
• subjected
• hampered
• restrained
• weighted (down)
• bogged (down)
• shackled
• weighed down
• fettered

3

as in replaced

to take the place of

at daybreak a soldier arrived to relieve the one who had spent the night on guard duty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replaced
• superseded
• supplanted
• substituted
• displaced
• displanted
• cut out
• preempted
• usurped

Examples of relieved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Trump seemed relieved that the story had not come out earlier, Hicks said. —Brian Bennett, TIME, 28 May 2024

Those in attendance and those who witnessed the event digitally left the 2024 Truth Seekers Summit very relieved. —Sean Malcolm, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024

After being exhausted by weeks of turmoil and infighting over Biden’s prospects, relieved and newly energized Democrats across the country rushed to embrace Harris’s candidacy and unite around the goal of defeating Trump. —Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post, 22 July 2024

The actors appeared relieved when England won the stressful shoot-out and were able to get on with their show. —Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024