alleviates
Makes less severe
Alleviates means makes something burdensome or painful less severe without removing it entirely.
Medicine alleviates symptoms, aid alleviates suffering, humor alleviates tension: The new policy alleviates some of the pressure on small businesses.
The word suggests partial relief rather than complete cure or solution.
Eases distress; pleasures
- soothesGently relieves distress
- calmsReduces agitation
- easesReduces severity or difficulty
- lightensMakes less burdensome
lifts · softens · consoles · reassures · pacifies · quiets · settles · dispels
comforts
Eases distress; pleasures
lightens · lifts · softens · consoles · reassures · pacifies · quiets · settles · dispels · dissipates
eases
Reduces severity or difficulty
mitigates · palliates · treats · manages · remedies · dulls · numbs · calms · diminishes · moderates
reduces
Makes less in quantity
- addressesLocations for correspondence
- mitigatesMakes something less harsh
- lessensMakes smaller in degree
diminishes · remedies · counteracts · offsets · moderates · curtails · minimizes · tackles · combats · eases
alleviatesexacerbates
Makes more severe
aggravates · worsens · intensifies · heightens · compounds
- poverty alleviationReducing extreme economic need
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