Synonyms of relieved

relieved 1 of 2

adjective

as in relaxed

Related Words

• relaxed
• 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

Dissimilar Words

• 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
• unburdened
• liberated
• divested
• rescued
• disburdened
• disencumbered
• discharged
• loosened
• released
• emancipated
• enfranchised
• sprang
• loosed
• disengaged
• redeemed
• manumitted
• 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• superseded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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of relieved

Adjective

Most employees would feel relieved. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026

Quintero remains relieved of duty without pay, the Homestead Police Department confirmed Friday afternoon. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026

Verb

Savage praised the researchers who were with him during the study and said he was relieved to find out his brain scans look normal for a man in his mid-50s. — David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Jack Nicholas is one of those relieved that Ludlam has taken the matter seriously. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026