Synonyms of relieving

relieving 1 of 2

adjective

as in easing

Related Words

• easing
• aiding
• helping
• time-saving
• computerized
• semiautomatic
• motorized
• mechanical
• nonmanual
• automated
• automatic
• laborsaving
• self-acting
• robotic
• self-regulating
• self-operating

Dissimilar Words

• nonautomatic
• nonautomated

relieving

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verb

present participle of relieve

1

as in alleviating

to make more bearable or less severe

an ice pack will relieve the swelling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleviating
• helping
• soothing
• easing
• mitigating
• softening
• allaying
• healing
• improving
• curing
• assuaging
• enhancing
• mollifying
• palliating
• remedying
• tempering
• moderating
• lightening
• fixing
• correcting
• repairing
• ameliorating
• rectifying
• abating
• amending
• reforming
• refining
• enriching
• bettering
• perfecting
• mending
• meliorating
• emending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggravating
• hurting
• impairing
• injuring
• exacerbating
• harming
• intensifying
• sharpening
• heightening

2

as in ridding

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

• ridding
• freeing
• clearing
• unburdening
• divesting
• liberating
• rescuing
• disencumbering
• disburdening
• emancipating
• loosening
• discharging
• springing
• releasing
• enfranchising
• redeeming
• loosing
• delivering
• extricating
• disengaging
• manumitting
• bailing (out)
• unfettering
• disentangling
• unchaining
• unbinding
• uncaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• burdening
• saddling
• encumbering
• subjecting
• restraining
• hampering
• weighting (down)
• shackling
• bogging (down)
• weighing down
• fettering

3

as in replacing

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

• replacing
• superseding
• supplanting
• substituting
• displacing
• displanting
• usurping
• preempting
• cutting out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of relieving

Verb

These adaptogenics also cost as much, if not more, than alcoholic spirits, such as Three Spirit, which incorporates ingredients such as guayusa (stimulating effects), damiana (aphrodisiac effects) and valerian (stress-relieving effects). — Esther Tseng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

After a long travel day, few things beat the relieving feeling of walking into a clean hotel room and sprawling out across the plush, freshly made bed. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

Hart says getting the diagnosis, in ways, was also relieving. — Kara McGrath, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026

After relieving Rockies starter Kyle Freeland in the fifth, Ryan Feltner (6-10) gave up five hits and struck out five batters in five scoreless innings. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Because the underlying mechanisms driving this persistent pain are unknown, treatment options are centered on relieving symptoms but largely fall short. — Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Humor becomes a way of both relieving and postponing tension. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Party leaders laid out proposals for relieving poverty, improving social security, and reforming the education system and admitted members from backgrounds unusual for the CHP, including a Kurdish activist and a union leader. — Nick Taborall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026

Compared to saffron, honey has a much longer history of use as a functional food ingredient, including relieving coughs and colds, promoting wound healing, and more. — Eleesha Lockett, Verywell Health, 30 Aug. 2026