alleviators
Things that ease
Alleviators are people or things that alleviate—that lessen, ease, or make more bearable.
The term appears in discussions of poverty, pain, or suffering: The program's alleviators include job training and childcare subsidies.
More often, speakers choose the verb form: someone alleviates a problem rather than being called an alleviator.
Drugs reducing physical discomfort
- analgesicsDrugs that reduce pain
- anti-inflammatoriesDrugs that reduce swelling
- antihistaminesDrugs blocking allergic responses
- decongestantsMedicines reducing nasal swelling
antacids · muscle relaxants · sedatives · bronchodilators · topical creams · ointments · salves · lozenges
People who provide guidance
- therapistsMental health professionals
- confidantsTrusted secret-keepers
- support groupsGatherings for shared struggles
- friendsVoluntary close relations
companions · mentors · listeners · comforters · caregivers · healers · mediators · advisors
Devices that reduce jolts
- buffersThings that absorb impact
- cushionsSoft padded supports
- dampersThings that restrain intensity
- insulatorsMaterials blocking energy transfer
padding · foam · springs · suspension · airbags · bumpers · gaskets · silencers
Answers to problems
- interventionsActs of deliberate involvement
- measuresQuantifies or evaluates
- policiesAdopted courses of action
- reformsCorrective institutional changes
programs · initiatives · aid · assistance · relief funds · subsidies · grants · exemptions
painkillers
Drugs reducing physical discomfort
- analgesicsDrugs that reduce pain
- anti-inflammatoriesDrugs that reduce swelling
- antihistaminesDrugs blocking allergic responses
decongestants · antacids · muscle relaxants · sedatives · bronchodilators · topical creams · ointments · salves · lozenges · inhalers
counselors
People who provide guidance
- therapistsMental health professionals
- confidantsTrusted secret-keepers
- support groupsGatherings for shared struggles
friends · companions · mentors · listeners · comforters · caregivers · healers · mediators · advisors · clergy
shock absorbers
Devices that reduce jolts
insulators · padding · foam · springs · suspension · airbags · bumpers · gaskets · silencers · mufflers
solutions
Answers to problems
- interventionsActs of deliberate involvement
- measuresQuantifies or evaluates
- policiesAdopted courses of action
reforms · programs · initiatives · aid · assistance · relief funds · subsidies · grants · exemptions · waivers
alleviatorsintensifiers
Words that amplify meaning
aggravators · amplifiers · magnifiers · escalators · compounders
alleviatorstormentors
Those who cause anguish
afflicters · oppressors · persecutors · irritants · stressors
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