Definition for Assuage:

• To soften; to mitigate; to allay; to soothe.

Synonyms for Assuage:

• n.

  •
  • numb.
  •
  • fill,
  • surfeit.
  •assuage (noun)
  • slake,
  • gruntle,
  • conciliate,
  • lenify,
  • gentle.

• v.

  •alleviate (verb)
  • reduce,
  • lessen,
  • soothe.
  •calm (verb)
  • still,
  • sedate,
  • tranquilize.
  •pacify (verb)
  • ebb,
  • hush,
  • stabilize,
  • defuse.
  •relieve (verb)
  • cure,
  • help,
  • lull,
  • aid.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • deaden,
  • dulcify.
  •alleviate
  • take the edge off.
  •calm
  • quieten.
  •compose
  • ease up,
  • tune down.
  •lighten
  • lighten.
  •make peace
  • smooth.
  •Other relevant words:
  • exempt,
  • alleviative,
  • opiate,
  • poultice,
  • extinguish,
  • turn off,
  • disburden,
  • sate,
  • underplay,
  • calm down,
  • subjugate,
  • downplay,
  • cheer,
  • tranquillize,
  • subside,
  • easement,
  • save,
  • restrict,
  • cushion,
  • silence,
  • leaven,
  • pad,
  • sobering,
  • swag,
  • serious,
  • settle,
  • dampen,
  • alacrity,
  • stifle,
  • support,
  • moderation,
  • mellow,
  • adjust to,
  • destroy,
  • refresh,
  • temperance,
  • smoothen,
  • solace,
  • aplomb,
  • mesmerize,
  • relax,
  • somber,
  • restrain,
  • abstinence,
  • hearten,
  • economize,
  • regale,
  • palliation,
  • abate,
  • feed,
  • equanimity,
  • alleviation,
  • unperturbed,
  • earnest,
  • ability,
  • dull,
  • extenuate,
  • becalm,
  • abstemious,
  • slow down,
  • melt,
  • remit,
  • extenuating,
  • motionless,
  • stale,
  • dead,
  • succour,
  • staid,
  • moist,
  • peace,
  • season,
  • overcome,
  • palliative,
  • diminish,
  • mitigation,
  • concession,
  • decrease,
  • adjust,
  • sane,
  • readiness,
  • preparedness,
  • rebate,
  • weaken,
  • tranquility,
  • inert,
  • regulate,
  • ameliorate,
  • gloss over,
  • benumb,
  • Milden,
  • condition,
  • condole,
  • let-off,
  • foment,
  • curb,
  • indulge,
  • sluggish,
  • touch,
  • hedge,
  • comfortableness,
  • tone down,
  • modest,
  • disarm,
  • serenity,
  • abstemiousness,
  • detente,
  • make up,
  • keep within bounds,
  • slow,
  • slacken,
  • charm,
  • relief,
  • suppress,
  • smother,
  • dexterity,
  • set at ease,
  • alter,
  • narrow,
  • muggy,
  • assortment,
  • subdue,
  • smooth over,
  • composure,
  • sober,
  • entitle,
  • abatement,
  • constrain,
  • improve,
  • accommodate,
  • extenuation,
  • serene,
  • adroitness,
  • limit,
  • box in,
  • excuse,
  • swage,
  • fall off,
  • salve,
  • de-emphasize,
  • move,
  • satiate,
  • obtund,
  • alleviatory,
  • comforting,
  • hypnotize,
  • pour oil on troubled water,
  • tame,
  • rest,
  • feast,
  • circumscribe,
  • take over,
  • facility,
  • attemper,
  • gladden,
  • Stupe,
  • modify,
  • meliorate,
  • deliver,
  • quash,
  • blunt,
  • dwindle,
  • easiness,
  • minimize,
  • damp,
  • modulate,
  • repose,
  • play down,
  • chasten,
  • thaw,
  • control,
  • exterminate,
  • reassure,
  • stagnant,
  • ennoble,
  • patch up,
  • lighten up.

Paraphrases for Assuage:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    allay, soothe, calm.

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    mitigate, Mitigating, reassure, defuse, attenuate, lessen, de-escalate, pacify, dampen, soften, ameliorate, salve, dissipate, cushion, address, satisfy, reduce, lighten, relax, heal, offset, diffuse, temper, minimize, resolve, remove, curb, diminish.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    appease, dispel, alleviate, ease, placate, relieve, quell, eliminate.

Antonyms for Assuage:

• v.

  • soothe, relieve
    exacerbate, deplete, trouble, incite, worsen, dissatisfy, agitate, aggravate.
  • Other antonyms:
    get, injure, annoy, rouse, excite, ruffle, exasperate, chafe, anger, harm, magnify, intensify, outrage, irk, grate, ire, hurt, burn, enhance, tantalize, pique, impair, distress, increase, harass, incense, gall, bug, vex, nettle, worry, heighten, sharpen, stimulate, cross, provoke, pester, affront, persecute, offend, fret, upset, slight, peeve, augment, tease, infuriate, harry, irritate, insult, arouse, bother, put out.

Homophones for Assuage:

• aix, aweigh, ack-ack, Ajax, aqua, ac, azygous, asea, a.k.a., aec, akka, axis, awash, ag, asio, au jus, agha, aku, agio, agassiz, aussie, ague, asia, ashcake, acacia, axe, azo, Aggeus, ascesis, ask, age, as such, aizoaceae, as we say, aug, ash, assegai, asch, agaze, akha, access, accho, auxesis, ascii, Ajaia Ajaja, agua, askew, assagai, auk, assizes, Augeas, aqueous, azygos, assess, assay, ax, akee, ash cake, agog, ak, assize, aguish, aegis, awake, ajaia, ackee, Assessee, ago, accoucheuse, ass, ACC, acquiesce, a-ok, ascus, ash-key, az, ache, Agee, aga, azoic, Asahikawa, accuse, achy, aas, as, AUC, ashe, ajuga, akko, ace, a-okay, ashy.