Synonyms of relieves

relieves

verb

present tense third-person singular of relieve

1

as in alleviates

to make more bearable or less severe

an ice pack will relieve the swelling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleviates
• soothes
• eases
• helps
• mitigates
• softens
• allays
• assuages
• improves
• heals
• cures
• enhances
• mollifies
• palliates
• lightens
• tempers
• remedies
• moderates
• corrects
• abates
• repairs
• ameliorates
• fixes
• rectifies
• enriches
• refines
• amends
• reforms
• perfects
• emends
• mends
• betters
• meliorates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurts
• impairs
• injures
• aggravates
• exacerbates
• harms
• intensifies
• heightens
• sharpens

2

as in rids

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

• rids
• frees
• clears
• unburdens
• liberates
• divests
• loosens
• disburdens
• rescues
• emancipates
• disencumbers
• redeems
• looses
• springs
• unbinds
• releases
• enfranchises
• discharges
• disengages
• extricates
• delivers
• unchains
• bails (out)
• disentangles
• manumits
• uncages
• unfetters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• burdens
• encumbers
• saddles
• restrains
• hampers
• subjects
• weights (down)
• weighs down
• bogs (down)
• fetters
• shackles

3

as in replaces

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

• replaces
• supersedes
• supplants
• substitutes
• displaces
• preempts
• usurps
• displants
• cuts out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of relieves

Getting those details right is often what determines whether debt relief actually relieves anything. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Seawater relieves muscle tension and both physical and emotional stress. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026

The deal surely relieves investors who were worried that Apple was trying to move even more silicon production in-house at the expense of key suppliers like Broadcom. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 7 July 2026

The options are limited, overall, which is why Joylux partnered with Halle Berry to introduce a hormone-free vaginal gel today that relieves dryness, featuring an innovative new ingredient. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 30 June 2026

In a doublet, the first earthquake relieves stress on one fault while increasing it on a nearby fault. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 25 June 2026

Every $10 donated to Undue Medical Debt relieves an average of $1,000 in medical debt. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026

Like an Old Testament patriarch whose sins are absorbed in a greater story of redemption, America’s identity as the apostle of liberty relieves it of the excesses of introspection. — Literary Hub, 15 June 2026

Sanchez has not been immune to errors, but his shot-stopping has been key to Chelsea and Liam Rosenior’s exit relieves some of the questions about his ability on the ball. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 21 May 2026