Definition for Allay:

• To set at rest; to make quiet; to make less in pain or grief.

Synonyms for Allay:

• n.

  •
  • decrease.
  •allay (noun)
  • diminish,
  • reduce,
  • smooth,
  • soothe,
  • lessen,
  • blunt,
  • tranquillize,
  • check.

• v.

  •calm (verb)
  • console,
  • tranquilize,
  • sedate.
  •pacify (verb)
  • stabilize,
  • conciliate,
  • hush,
  • reconcile,
  • defuse,
  • ebb.
  •satisfy (verb)
  • glut,
  • sate,
  • satiate,
  • saturate,
  • gorge,
  • engorge,
  • stuff,
  • fill.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • reassure,
  • subdue.
  •
  • becalm.
  •
  • balm.
  •alleviate
  • pour oil on,
  • take the sting out,
  • take the bite out.
  •calm
  • quieten,
  • cool out.
  •compose
  • ease up,
  • tune down.
  •decrease
  • slake.
  •lighten
  • lighten.
  •Other relevant words:
  • squelch,
  • condole,
  • alter,
  • attemper,
  • cram,
  • impassive,
  • song,
  • smoothen,
  • rebate,
  • propitiate,
  • control,
  • meet halfway,
  • weaken,
  • dead,
  • excuse,
  • repose,
  • remedy,
  • square,
  • fulfil,
  • subside,
  • discourage,
  • fulfill,
  • gentle,
  • de-emphasize,
  • tranquility,
  • overgorge,
  • salve,
  • alleviation,
  • bring to terms,
  • keep within bounds,
  • damp,
  • downplay,
  • disburden,
  • slow down,
  • stagnant,
  • deaden,
  • free,
  • stifle,
  • Supersaturate,
  • smooth down,
  • deferment,
  • preparedness,
  • repress,
  • cheer,
  • melody,
  • let-off,
  • enchant,
  • render insensible,
  • amulet,
  • cut down,
  • overstuff,
  • remit,
  • regale,
  • disembarrass,
  • silence,
  • sane,
  • feed,
  • moist,
  • fill up,
  • dull,
  • take over,
  • tranquillise,
  • dexterity,
  • placid,
  • slack,
  • modest,
  • subjugate,
  • overdose,
  • clear,
  • rest,
  • pad,
  • arrest,
  • minimize,
  • hypnotize,
  • pall,
  • hearten,
  • inert,
  • Oversaturate,
  • gloss over,
  • gruntle,
  • meek,
  • put,
  • switch off,
  • modify,
  • abatement,
  • appeal,
  • accommodate,
  • smooth over,
  • peace,
  • strain,
  • constrain,
  • somber,
  • hush up,
  • serenity,
  • jade,
  • change,
  • ameliorate,
  • comfortableness,
  • cushion,
  • benumb,
  • chasten,
  • imperturbable,
  • curtail,
  • extenuate,
  • curb,
  • economize,
  • poultice,
  • readiness,
  • delay,
  • pause,
  • lighten up,
  • extinguish,
  • restrain,
  • underplay,
  • calm down,
  • unbosom,
  • chill,
  • alloy,
  • exempt,
  • earnest,
  • play up to,
  • ability,
  • get rid of,
  • deduct,
  • incantation,
  • sweeten,
  • sluggish,
  • extenuating,
  • allure,
  • mesmerize,
  • release,
  • surfeit,
  • lenify,
  • heal the breach,
  • tame,
  • relax,
  • swag,
  • preserve,
  • deliver,
  • support,
  • take off,
  • easiness,
  • detention,
  • dulcify,
  • disencumber,
  • suppress,
  • charm,
  • save,
  • swage,
  • serene,
  • retard,
  • tune,
  • cloy,
  • feast,
  • retrench,
  • peaceful,
  • slacken,
  • take down,
  • Stupe,
  • motionless,
  • smother,
  • obtund,
  • slaked,
  • numb,
  • salvage,
  • docile,
  • overfeed,
  • tone down,
  • foment,
  • modulate,
  • make peace,
  • spell,
  • restore harmony,
  • assortment,
  • succour,
  • facility,
  • turn off,
  • sober,
  • ditty,
  • overcome,
  • overfill,
  • play down,
  • help,
  • shut up.

Paraphrases for Allay:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    assuage, dissipate.

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    dispel, appease, soothe, mitigate, Mitigating, placate, reassure, relieve, defuse, pacify, eliminate, Eliminating, quell, attenuate, de-escalate, lessen, ameliorate, address, salve, remove, dampen, lighten, abate, reduce, reducing, cushion, disperse, soften, overcome, resolve, eradicate, clarify, diminish, minimize, diffuse, lift, banish, satisfy, assert, erase, vindicate, respond, avoid, heal.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    alleviate, calm, ease.

Antonyms for Allay:

• n.

  • allay
    exacerbate, intensify.

• v.

  • reduce something, usually a pain or a problem
    enlarge, upset, worsen, provoke, agitate, incite, aggravate, increase, irritate, worry.
  • Other antonyms:
    harm, heighten, stir up, impair, sharpen, injure, hurt, arouse, stir, kindle, fan, rouse, excite.

Homophones for Allay:

• ailey, ally, allyl, al, allow, alula, ail, ala, aloha, aioli, awheel, aeolia, allah, alloy, all, allele, aliyah, alalia, ale, alley, allais, aloe, awhile, alleyway, awl, aalii, ali, awol.

Hypernym for Allay:

• v.

  • emotion
    abreact.

Hyponym for Allay:

• v.

  • emotion
    console, soothe, comfort, solace.