SALVING Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

salving 1 of 2

noun

as in soothing

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salving

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verb

present participle of salve

as in calming

to free from distress or disturbance attempting to salve her conscience, she anonymously sent the store a sum of cash sufficient to cover the merchandise she had shoplifted

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Noun

Additional soothing comes at the Sense Spa, with its gym, treatment rooms, and Turkish-style hammam.

— Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
Many gliding swings also feature music and vibrations for extra soothing.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of soothing

Verb

The vision conversation resulted in more activity in regions tied to motivation, to visual imagination and to calming the stress response.

— Catherine Bell, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Still plenty of uncertainty around this name, but having old CEO Dev Ittycheria back in the interim is a calming force.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of calming

Verb

However, the Dolphins released Hunter, a former Auburn standout who was a 2025 fourth-round pick, four days later when composing its 53-man roster.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Clayton is quick to credit the Edge with composing some of them, but the guitarist throws the praise back at him.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of composing

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Parsons went on to self-release multiple full-length soundtrack albums of ominous sci-fi pads, glitchy electronics, and lulling melodies before A24 announced the release of a feature-length film.

— Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026
The project was about permeating the masses, gradually lulling them with propaganda.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026

Definition of lulling

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The bill now also includes a compromise on stablecoin yield aimed at appeasing banking interests by directing the Treasury secretary to restrict rewards if deposit flight from community banks occurs on a substantial scale.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
In 1938, British, French, German and Italian leaders concluded the Munich Agreement, which was aimed at appeasing Adolf Hitler by allowing Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of appeasing

Verb

Patrick Mahomes finished the job by scrambling up the middle, simultaneously giving the Chiefs an early lead and quieting some doubts about his reconstructed ACL and LCL.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Use the words that suit the tone of the piece, and that might mean quieting your inner voice, or the voice of your mother.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of quieting

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