What is another word for relief?
1136 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɹɪlˈiːf], [ ɹɪlˈiːf], [ ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈiː_f]
Relief is a feeling of comfort or satisfaction that something unpleasant or difficult has ended. It is a state of being happy or reassured that a burden has been lifted. Synonyms for the word relief include comfort, solace, satisfaction, ease, peacefulness, contentment, happiness, and gratitude. Other words that can be used in place of relief include respite, reprieve, release, and cessation. A sense of relief can be brought on by various things, such as the resolution of a problem, the end of a stressful situation, or the achievement of a goal. Whatever the cause, the feeling of relief is a welcomed emotion that brings much-needed respite to the mind and body.
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Similar words for relief:
- secondary (adjective)
- act (noun)
- aid (noun)
- alleviation (noun)
- charity (noun)
- comfort (noun)
- condolence (noun)
- contour (noun)
- convenience (noun)
- dismissal (noun)
- dispensation (noun)
- donation (noun)
- détente (noun)
- easement (noun)
- encouragement (noun)
- entertainment (noun)
- freedom (noun)
- gift (noun)
- interruption (noun)
- lift (noun)
- mercy (noun)
- model (noun)
- opportunity (noun)
- panacea (noun)
- philanthropy (noun)
- public assistance (noun)
- recreation (noun)
- redress (noun)
- relaxation (noun)
- release (noun)
- relief (noun)
- remedy (noun)
- remedy, aid; relaxation (noun)
- rescue (noun)
- resort (noun)
- resource (noun)
- resourcefulness (noun)
- respite (noun)
- rest (noun)
- satisfaction (noun)
- sculpture (noun)
- social services (noun)
- solace (noun)
- standby (noun)
- substitute (noun)
- support (noun)
Synonyms for Relief:
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adj.
• secondary- bushleague ,
- de pendent ,
- de-pendent ,
- in considerable ,
- in significant ,
- in-considerable ,
- minor-league ,
- minorleague ,
- more accessory ,
- more backup ,
- more reserve ,
- more small fry ,
- more small-fry ,
- more smallfry ,
- more substract ,
- more under ,
- most accessory ,
- most backup ,
- most reserve ,
- most small fry ,
- most small-fry ,
- most smallfry ,
- most substract ,
- most under ,
- re liefer ,
- re liefest ,
- re-liefer ,
- re-liefest ,
- reliefer ,
- reliefest ,
- smallfry ,
- un-important .
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n.
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- the social .
- Mothering ,
- agency ,
- attendant ,
- avail ,
- benefit ,
- endowment ,
- facilitation ,
- help ,
- ministration ,
- motivation ,
- service ,
- support ,
- sustenance .
- alms giving ,
- alms givings ,
- alms-givings ,
- almsgivings ,
- giftings ,
- hand outs ,
- write offs ,
- writeoff ,
- writeoffs .
- absolution ,
- amnesty ,
- concession ,
- discharge ,
- dismissal ,
- exception ,
- excuse ,
- exemption ,
- immunity ,
- liberty ,
- license ,
- pardon ,
- permission ,
- privilege ,
- reprieve ,
- stay ,
- waiver .
- a hands ,
- be quest ,
- be quests ,
- be-quest ,
- be-quests ,
- do one part ,
- do one parts ,
- do one's parts ,
- do ones part ,
- do ones parts ,
- do part ,
- do parts ,
- helping hand largesses ,
- pre sent ,
- pre-sent ,
- pre-sents .
- consolings ,
- enlivenings ,
- inspiritments ,
- invigorations ,
- re assurance ,
- re assurances ,
- re assuring ,
- re-assurance ,
- re-assurances ,
- re-assuring ,
- reassurings ,
- relievings ,
- solacings ,
- supportings .
- blow outs ,
- clambakes ,
- de light ,
- de lights ,
- de-light ,
- de-lights ,
- dis traction ,
- dis tractions ,
- dis-traction ,
- dis-tractions ,
- fun and gameses ,
- fun games ,
- fun gameses ,
- lots laugh ,
- lots laughs ,
- lots of laugh ,
- merrymakings ,
- regalements ,
- sur prise ,
- sur prises ,
- sur-prise ,
- sur-prises .
- Freedoms ,
- Self Determination ,
- abolitionism ,
- citizenship ,
- citizenships ,
- disimprisonment ,
- enfranchisement ,
- enfranchisements ,
- extriction ,
- representative government ,
- self-determination ,
- self-government .
- Fairing ,
- Offertories ,
- Remittances ,
- giveaway ,
- giveaways ,
- goodie ,
- hand-me-down ,
- hand-me-downs ,
- offertory ,
- remittance .
- break ,
- delay ,
- hiatus ,
- hitch ,
- interlude ,
- interruption ,
- interval ,
- pause ,
- postponement ,
- recess ,
- snag ,
- stoppage ,
- suspension .
- Effigies ,
- Re-presentation ,
- figurine ,
- figurines ,
- game plan ,
- knock-off ,
- knockoff ,
- look alike ,
- look-alike ,
- lookalike ,
- mock up ,
- mock-up ,
- mock-ups ,
- mockup ,
- paste up ,
- paste-up ,
- pasteup ,
- statuettes ,
- tracings ,
- visuals .
- Opportunities ,
- Prayers ,
- good fortune ,
- hour ,
- hours ,
- iron in the fire ,
- one's move ,
- one's say ,
- one's turn ,
- the hunt ,
- the running .
- Old Age Assistance ,
- aid blind ,
- aid dependent children ,
- aid the blind ,
- aid to blind ,
- government aids ,
- old age assistances ,
- old-age assistances ,
- oldage assistance ,
- oldage assistances ,
- public welfares ,
- public-assistance ,
- relief payment ,
- social welfares ,
- welfare aids .
- Re-turn ,
- offsettings ,
- re dress ,
- re dresses ,
- re establishment ,
- re establishments ,
- re formation ,
- re formations ,
- re habilitation ,
- re habilitations ,
- re modeling ,
- re modelings ,
- re pair ,
- re pairs ,
- re turn ,
- re turns ,
- re vision ,
- re visions ,
- re working ,
- re workings ,
- re-dress ,
- re-dresses ,
- re-establishments ,
- re-formations ,
- re-habilitation ,
- re-habilitations ,
- re-modeling ,
- re-modelings ,
- re-pair ,
- re-pairs ,
- re-turns ,
- re-vision ,
- re-visions ,
- re-working ,
- re-workings ,
- reestablishments .
- loosenings ,
- re laxation ,
- re laxations ,
- re quiescence ,
- re quiescences ,
- re-laxation ,
- re-laxations ,
- re-quiescence ,
- re-quiescences ,
- requiescences .
- Counter-agent ,
- Counterstep ,
- Pharmacon ,
- biologic ,
- biologics ,
- correctives ,
- counter-measures ,
- counteractant ,
- counteragent ,
- countermeasure ,
- countermeasures ,
- medicant ,
- pharmaceutical .
- de ferment ,
- de ferments ,
- de lay ,
- de lays ,
- de-ferment ,
- de-ferments ,
- de-lay ,
- de-lays ,
- inter missions ,
- interregna ,
- pro traction ,
- pro tractions ,
- pro-traction ,
- pro-tractions ,
- re cesses ,
- re spite ,
- re spites ,
- re-cess ,
- re-spite ,
- re-spites .
Other synonyms:
- Public Assistance ,
- SSI ,
- SSN ,
- abetment ,
- assisted living ,
- balm ,
- child benefit ,
- child support ,
- co-worker ,
- colleague ,
- counterpart ,
- first aid ,
- gift ,
- map ,
- means test ,
- opposite number ,
- palliation ,
- predecessor ,
- pressure ,
- remission ,
- resort ,
- social security ,
- ss ,
- state benefit ,
- unemployment ,
- unemployment benefit ,
- unemployment compensation ,
- workmate .
- appropriation ,
- collaborator ,
- convenience ,
- kindness ,
- satisfaction ,
- stablemate ,
- subordinate ,
- successor .
- confederate .
- junior .
- ancillary ,
- apparatchik ,
- auxiliary ,
- breadwinner ,
- career woman ,
- commuter ,
- cowboy ,
- desk person ,
- dole ,
- duty officer .
Other relevant words:
- alms .
- 1099 ,
- AID AND COMFORT ,
- Allayment ,
- Anaglyptics ,
- Anaglyptography ,
- Auxiliaries ,
- Beleaguered ,
- Cavo-rilievo ,
- Ceasing ,
- Ceroplastic ,
- Ceroplastics ,
- Chasing ,
- Condoning ,
- Deus Ex Machina ,
- Embossing ,
- Excrescency ,
- Exonerating ,
- Glyptic ,
- LINEs ,
- Pardoning ,
- Parian ,
- Plaquette ,
- Protuberancy ,
- Refocillation ,
- Regalement ,
- Reinforcements ,
- Remitting ,
- Repousse ,
- SPARES ,
- Sculpturing ,
- Socialized Medicine ,
- Soother ,
- State Medicine ,
- Stonecutting ,
- Substituent ,
- Tournure ,
- Whittling ,
- Xanthian ,
- abate ,
- abatement ,
- abstain ,
- accommodation ,
- accompaniment ,
- acquittal ,
- acupressure ,
- acupuncture ,
- advantage ,
- aftercare ,
- agent ,
- aggressor ,
- alimony ,
- allayer ,
- alleviation of pain ,
- allotment ,
- allowance ,
- alterative ,
- alternate ,
- alternating ,
- alternative ,
- altorilievo ,
- amelioration ,
- amends ,
- amusement ,
- anaesthesia ,
- anaglyph ,
- anaglyptic ,
- analeptic ,
- analgesia ,
- analogy ,
- anesthesia ,
- annuity ,
- anodyne ,
- anticipate ,
- appease ,
- architectural sculpture ,
- aromatherapy ,
- assist ,
- assuage ,
- assurance ,
- audit ,
- avoid ,
- backing ,
- backup ,
- backup man ,
- bait ,
- balance ,
- balsam ,
- bas relief ,
- bassorilievo ,
- be free ,
- befriend ,
- belligerent ,
- bellying ,
- benefaction ,
- benevolence ,
- blackout ,
- bloated ,
- blunt ,
- boldness ,
- bombed-out ,
- bone-carving ,
- boost ,
- boss ,
- bounty ,
- bout ,
- bracing ,
- breather ,
- bring forth ,
- bring forward ,
- bring into view ,
- bring out ,
- bring to light ,
- bulging ,
- cameo glass ,
- candid ,
- capital ,
- carve ,
- casting ,
- cause ,
- cease ,
- ceramic ,
- cessation ,
- championship ,
- chance ,
- change ,
- changeling ,
- changing ,
- chargeable ,
- charitable ,
- charity ,
- cheer ,
- clay sculpture ,
- clemency ,
- clothing ,
- coffee break ,
- comforter ,
- comforting ,
- comic relief ,
- comparison ,
- compassion ,
- computer backup ,
- configuration ,
- contentment ,
- contingents ,
- contour ,
- contrast ,
- contribution ,
- copy ,
- corrective ,
- counterfeit ,
- cover ,
- deaden ,
- deadening ,
- decoration ,
- delegate ,
- delineation ,
- demonstrate ,
- depletion allowance ,
- deputy ,
- derange ,
- derivative ,
- destroy ,
- development ,
- diminution ,
- disburden ,
- disburdening ,
- disembarrassment ,
- disentangle ,
- display ,
- distract ,
- distraction ,
- disturb ,
- diversion ,
- divert ,
- donate ,
- donation ,
- double ,
- downtime ,
- draw out ,
- drug ,
- dummy ,
- earth art ,
- ease ,
- ease up ,
- easiness ,
- easing ,
- egress ,
- elevation ,
- elixir ,
- emancipate ,
- embossed ,
- embossment ,
- eminence ,
- emollient ,
- engraving ,
- enjoyment ,
- entertain ,
- entertainment ,
- equal ,
- equivalent ,
- ersatz ,
- escape ,
- escape hatch ,
- eternal rest ,
- eternal sleep ,
- exchange ,
- excrescence ,
- exhibit ,
- exit ,
- exonerate ,
- exoneration ,
- expanded ,
- expose ,
- express ,
- extinguish ,
- extricate ,
- extrusion ,
- fake ,
- fall ,
- favor ,
- favour ,
- features ,
- feeling ,
- fellowship ,
- figuration ,
- fill-in ,
- financial assistance ,
- fireman ,
- fix ,
- food ,
- forbear ,
- forbearance ,
- forbid ,
- forgive ,
- forgiveness ,
- forthright ,
- founding ,
- framework ,
- free oneself ,
- frieze ,
- fun ,
- gestalt ,
- ghost ,
- ghostwriter ,
- gibbosity ,
- gibbousness ,
- give notice ,
- glyph ,
- good offices ,
- grace ,
- grant ,
- grant-in-aid ,
- group ,
- guaranteed income ,
- happiness ,
- head ,
- healing agent ,
- health insurance ,
- hesitation ,
- high relief ,
- holiday ,
- humanity ,
- hypodermic ,
- imitation ,
- imprint ,
- improvement ,
- in relief ,
- incidental ,
- increase ,
- indemnity ,
- indirect ,
- inferior ,
- inflexible ,
- informality ,
- inning ,
- innings ,
- intaglio ,
- interim ,
- intermezzo ,
- intermission ,
- intermittence ,
- interregnum ,
- largesse ,
- lay open ,
- leap ,
- leg up ,
- leisure ,
- leniency ,
- lessening ,
- let-up ,
- letterpress ,
- letup ,
- liberalisation ,
- liberalization ,
- liberate ,
- liberation ,
- lift ,
- lighten ,
- lightening ,
- lineaments ,
- load off one's mind ,
- locum ,
- locum tenens ,
- loophole ,
- low relief ,
- lower ,
- lull ,
- lullaby ,
- lulling ,
- main features ,
- maintenance ,
- makeover ,
- makeshift ,
- marble ,
- mask ,
- medal ,
- medallion ,
- medicine ,
- metaphor ,
- metonymy ,
- ministry ,
- minor ,
- mitigate ,
- mitigation ,
- modeling ,
- moderateness ,
- moderation ,
- mollification ,
- monumental sculpture ,
- narcotic ,
- numbing ,
- nursing ,
- obdurate ,
- off-time ,
- office ,
- offices ,
- old-age insurance ,
- opening ,
- opiate ,
- opportunity ,
- outlet ,
- outline ,
- outspoken ,
- pacify ,
- palliate ,
- palliative ,
- panacea ,
- pastime ,
- pathos ,
- patronage ,
- pedestal ,
- pension ,
- personnel ,
- phallic ,
- phallus ,
- philanthropy ,
- phony ,
- pity ,
- place ,
- placidity ,
- plastic art ,
- plateau ,
- play ,
- plinth ,
- prescription ,
- prevent ,
- price support ,
- proclaim ,
- produce ,
- profile ,
- projection ,
- prominence ,
- protection ,
- protrusion ,
- protuberance ,
- proxy ,
- public welfare ,
- publish ,
- quarter ,
- quick fix ,
- quietus ,
- quittance ,
- raised ,
- ransomed ,
- reaction ,
- reassure ,
- receipt ,
- recipe ,
- recovering ,
- recovery ,
- recreation ,
- recruits ,
- recuperation ,
- redemption ,
- reduce ,
- reduction ,
- refection ,
- refreshment ,
- reinforcement ,
- relax ,
- relaxation ,
- relay ,
- relief pitcher ,
- relieve ,
- reliever ,
- relievo ,
- remainder ,
- remedial measure ,
- renewal ,
- repair ,
- replacement ,
- repose ,
- represent ,
- representative ,
- repress ,
- reserve ,
- reserve forces ,
- reserves ,
- residual ,
- residue ,
- residuum ,
- resource ,
- rest ,
- rest period ,
- restfulness ,
- restitution ,
- restoration ,
- restorative ,
- retirement benefits ,
- revival ,
- rigid ,
- rilievo ,
- ringer ,
- round ,
- ruth ,
- safety valve ,
- salience ,
- salient ,
- salve ,
- say ,
- scholarship ,
- sculptor ,
- sculptural relief ,
- sculptured ,
- second-stringer ,
- secondary ,
- self-improvement ,
- self-pity ,
- set forth ,
- shapes ,
- shelter ,
- show ,
- show one's face ,
- show up ,
- shun ,
- sickness insurance ,
- sign ,
- silhouette ,
- simpleness ,
- simplicity ,
- sincere ,
- skeleton ,
- slackening ,
- sleep ,
- slumber ,
- social insurance ,
- social welfare ,
- softening ,
- solacement ,
- soothe ,
- soothing ,
- spare ,
- speak out ,
- specific ,
- spell ,
- sport ,
- stand-by ,
- stand-in ,
- standby ,
- starting point ,
- statuary ,
- statuette ,
- stiff ,
- stipend ,
- stone sculpture ,
- stopping ,
- sub ,
- subdue ,
- subsidization ,
- subsidy ,
- substitute ,
- substitution ,
- subvention ,
- succedaneum ,
- succor ,
- succors ,
- succour ,
- superseder ,
- supplanter ,
- surcease ,
- surrogate ,
- symbol ,
- synecdoche ,
- tax benefit ,
- temperance ,
- therapy ,
- time ,
- time off ,
- token ,
- tranquilize ,
- tranquillizer ,
- trot out ,
- tuberosity ,
- turn ,
- turnaround ,
- unbend ,
- unbending ,
- unburdening ,
- uncompromising ,
- understudy ,
- unemployment insurance ,
- unlading ,
- unloading ,
- unravel ,
- unroll ,
- untangle ,
- untaxing ,
- unyielding ,
- upswing ,
- utility player ,
- vacation ,
- variety ,
- vent ,
- vicar ,
- vice president ,
- vice-regent ,
- way out ,
- weakening ,
- welfare aid ,
- welfare capitalism ,
- welfare payments ,
- welfare state ,
- welfare statism ,
- welfarism ,
- whack ,
- wood carving .
- Aid to the Blind ,
- Almsgiving ,
- Community Services ,
- Condolement ,
- Divertissement ,
- Gifting ,
- Interregnums ,
- Leisure Activities ,
- Leisure Activity ,
- REC ,
- Reestablishment ,
- Secours ,
- Social Services ,
- Sympathies ,
- a hand ,
- acquittance ,
- acquittances ,
- aid ,
- aid to dependent children ,
- alms-giving ,
- assistance ,
- balancings ,
- benison ,
- benisons ,
- blow out ,
- casework ,
- clambake ,
- comfort ,
- community service ,
- cooling off ,
- coziness ,
- curatives ,
- dispensation ,
- divertissements ,
- do one's part ,
- encouragement ,
- equal power ,
- expediency ,
- facility ,
- field day ,
- floater ,
- floaters ,
- free school lunch ,
- freedom ,
- fun and games ,
- good time ,
- good times ,
- government aid ,
- government-provided services ,
- hand-out ,
- hand-outs ,
- handiness ,
- helping hand largess ,
- inspiritment ,
- invigoration ,
- largesses ,
- lenity ,
- let-off ,
- let-offs ,
- lifeboat ,
- lifeboats ,
- lifesaver ,
- lineament ,
- lots of laughs ,
- mercy ,
- merriments ,
- mildness ,
- mite ,
- modicum ,
- offsetting ,
- old-age assistance ,
- opportuneness ,
- opulence ,
- palliatives ,
- playtime ,
- plenty ,
- re-creation ,
- re-creations ,
- re-establishment ,
- re-formation ,
- reassurance ,
- reassurances ,
- rectification ,
- rectifications ,
- release ,
- relief payments ,
- remedy ,
- requiescence ,
- rescue ,
- resourcefulness ,
- respite ,
- restoratives ,
- reworkings ,
- serviceability ,
- snugness ,
- softheartedness ,
- solace ,
- soothers ,
- stimulus ,
- subscription ,
- subsistence ,
- support services ,
- time out ,
- time saver ,
- walkout ,
- walkouts ,
- warmth ,
- welfare payment ,
- wellbeing ,
- wingding ,
- wingdings ,
- write-off ,
- write-offs .
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How to use "Relief" in context?
There are many types of relief. Relief from physical pain and suffering, such as from a headache, can be immediate. Relief from emotional pain can also be immediate, but more often it takes time for the emotional pain to subside. Some types of relief take longer, such as relief from anxiety. Relief can also take the form of a change in attitude, such as from depression or from feeling overwhelmed.
Paraphrases for Relief:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
alleviation.
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Proper noun, singular
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, plural
breaks.
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Noun, plural
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
exemption, less, Measures, reports, initiatives, safeguards, victims, EMS, rescuers.
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Noun, plural
supplies, Paramedics, exceptions, routes, mountains, fabrics, features, producers, units, kits, exclusions, fittings, responders, rescuers.
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Noun, singular or mass
ambulance, decompression, enlightenment, exemption, rectification, subvention, succour, topography, Overpressure, Concessionary.
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Verb, past tense
exonerated.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Exempting.
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Verb, past participle
prescribed.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
stays.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
aid, assistance, emergency, Emergencies.
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Noun, plural
Emergencies.
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Noun, singular or mass
aid, alleviation, assistance, commutation, emergency, exoneration, facilitation, forgiveness, lessening, lightening, reprieve, solace, landform, write-off.
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Verb, past participle
excused.
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Proper noun, singular
Homophones for Relief:
- real life, rauwolfia, relievo, reel off, rail off, roll up, rolf, rilievo, relieve, roll off, relive.
Hyponym for Relief:
n.
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possession
amends, redress, restitution, indemnity, damages, indemnification.
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state
comfort, comfortableness.
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possession
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detacher
- Synonyms:
- divider, segregator, Detailer, Divorcer, Estranger, Isolator, severer.
