allays
Puts to rest
Allays means to reduce or relieve something unpleasant, especially fear, suspicion, or concern: The doctor's explanation allayed her fears.
The word suggests calming or putting to rest rather than eliminating entirely.
You allay doubts, allay anxiety, allay someone's concerns.
Less commonly, allays can mean to diminish physical discomfort: The medicine allayed his pain.
Reduces agitation
- quietsReduces noise or agitation
- easesReduces severity or difficulty
- relievesLessens or substitutes for
- dispelsCauses to vanish
banishes · quells · settles · stills · pacifies · soothes · reassures · diminishes
Locations for correspondence
- resolvesSettles or concludes firmly
- settlesComes to rest
- satisfiesMeets a need
- answersReactions to queries
dismisses · dispels · clears · removes · eliminates · reassures · placates · appeases
Lessens or substitutes for
- easesReduces severity or difficulty
- soothesGently relieves distress
- dullsReduces sharpness or intensity
- numbsDeprives of sensation
lessens · reduces · diminishes · alleviates · mitigates · palliates · softens · tempers
Causes to vanish
- removesTakes something out
- clearsRemoves or vindicates
- dismissesTerminates or rejects
- banishesExpels from a place
dissolves · dissipates · eliminates · counters · disproves · refutes · neutralizes · settles
calms
Reduces agitation
- quietsReduces noise or agitation
- easesReduces severity or difficulty
- relievesLessens or substitutes for
dispels · banishes · quells · settles · stills · pacifies · soothes · reassures · diminishes · reduces
addresses
Locations for correspondence
answers · dismisses · dispels · clears · removes · eliminates · reassures · placates · appeases · soothes
relieves
Lessens or substitutes for
- easesReduces severity or difficulty
- soothesGently relieves distress
- dullsReduces sharpness or intensity
numbs · lessens · reduces · diminishes · alleviates · mitigates · palliates · softens · tempers · moderates
dispels
Causes to vanish
banishes · dissolves · dissipates · eliminates · counters · disproves · refutes · neutralizes · settles · resolves
allaysexacerbates
Makes more severe
aggravates · intensifies · worsens · heightens · amplifies