| Main Entry: | appeasement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | satisfaction; pacification |
Synonyms: |
abatement, acceding, accommodation, adjustment, alleviation, amends, assuagement, blunting, compromise, concession, conciliation, easing, grant, lessening, lulling, mitigation, moderation, mollification, peace offering, placation, propitiation, quelling, quenching, quieting, reconciliation, reparation, restoration, settlement, softening, solace, soothing, tranquilization |
Antonyms: |
aggravation, annoyance, irritation, provocation, resistance |
| Main Entry: | indulgence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | luxury; gratification |
Synonyms: |
allowance, appeasement, attention, babying, coddling, courtesy, endurance, excess, extravagance, favor, favoring, fondling, fondness, forbearance, fulfillment, goodwill, gratifying, hedonism, immoderation, intemperance, intemperateness, kindness, kowtowing, lenience, leniency, pampering, partiality, patience, permissiveness, petting, placating, pleasing, privilege, profligacy, profligateness, satiation, satisfaction, service, spoiling, toadying, tolerance, toleration, treating, understanding |
Antonyms: |
abstention, care, moderation, temperance |
| Main Entry: | relief |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | remedy, aid; relaxation |
Synonyms: |
abatement, allayment, alleviation, amelioration, appeasement, assistance, assuagement, balm, break, breather, cheer, comfort, comforting, consolation, contentment, cure, deliverance, diversion, ease, easement, extrication, fix, hand, happiness, help, letup, lift, lightening, load off one's mind, maintenance, mitigation, mollification, palliative, quick fix, refreshment, release, remission, reprieve, respite, rest, restfulness, satisfaction, softening, solace, succor, support, sustenance |
| Notes: | relief (standing out) and intaglio (sunken) are opposites in art |
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damage, hurt, injury, pain |
| Main Entry: | submission |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | compliance |
Synonyms: |
acquiescence, appeasement, assent, backing down, bowing, capitulation, cringing, defeatism, deference, docility, giving in, humbleness, humility, malleability, meekness, nonresistance, obedience, passivism, passivity, pliabilty, prostration, recreancy, resignation, servility, subjection, submissiveness, submitting, surrender, tractability, unassertiveness, yielding |
Antonyms: |
fight, resistance |
| Main Entry: | surrender |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | giving up; resignation |
Synonyms: |
abandonment, abdication, acquiescence, appeasement, capitulation, cessation, dedition, delivery, giving way, relenting, relinquishment, renunciation, submission, succumbing, white flag, yielding |
Antonyms: |
fight, fighting, victory, win |
| Main Entry: | assuagement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | relief |
Synonyms: |
abatement, alleviation, appeasement, easement, mitigation, mollification, palliation |
| Main Entry: | conciliation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reconciliation |
Synonyms: |
appeasement, placation, propitiation, rapprochement, reconcilement, resolution, reunion |
| Main Entry: | palliation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | relief |
Synonyms: |
abatement, allayment, alleviation, amelioration, appeasement, assistance, assuagement, balm, break*, breather, cheer, comfort, comforting, consolation, contentment, cure, deliverance, diversion, ease, easement, extrication, fix*, hand, happiness, help, letup, lift, lightening, load off one's mind, maintenance, mitigation, mollification, palliative, quick fix, refreshment, release, remission, reprieve, respite, rest, restfulness, satisfaction, softening, solace, succor, support, sustenance |
| Concept: | Submission. |
| Category: | 1. Conditional Antagonism |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
submission, yielding; nonresistance; obedience., surrender, cession, capitulation, resignation; backdown., obeisance, homage, kneeling, genuflexion, courtesy, curtsy, kowtow, prostration.
-verbs
succumb, submit, yield, bend, resign, defer to., lay down one's arms, deliver up one's arms; lower colors, haul down colors, strike one's flag, strike colors., surrender, surrender at discretion; cede, capitulate, come to terms, retreat, beat a retreat; draw in one's horns (humility) [more]; give way, give round, give in, give up; cave in; suffer judgement by default; bend, bend to one's yoke, bend before the storm; reel back; bend down, knuckle down, knuckle to, knuckle under; knock under., eat dirt, eat the leek, eat humble pie; bite the dust, lick the dust; be at one's feet, fall at one's feet; craven; crouch before, throw oneself at the feet of; swallow the leek, swallow the pill; kiss the rod; turn the other cheek; avaler les couleuvres, gulp down., obey; kneel to, bow to, pay homage to, cringe to, truckle to; bend the neck, bend the knee; kneel, fall on one's knees, bow submission, courtesy, curtsy, kowtow., pocket the affront; make the best of, make a virtue of necessity; grin and abide, grin and bear it, shrug the shoulders, resign oneself; submit with a good grace (bear with).
-adjectives
surrendering; submissive, resigned, crouching; downtrodden; down on one's marrow bones; on one's bended knee; unresisting, nonresisting; pliant (soft); undefended., untenable, indefensible; humble.
-phrases
have it your own way; it can't be helped; amen (assent); da locum melioribus; tempori parendum.
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| Concept: | Relief. |
| Category: | 1. Passive Affections |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
relief; deliverance; refreshment; easement, softening, alleviation, mitigation, palliation, soothing, lullaby., solace, consolation, comfort, encouragement., lenitive, restorative (remedy); cushion; crumb of comfort, balm in Gilead.
-verbs
relieve, ease, alleviate, mitigate, palliate, soothe; salve; soften, soften down; foment, stupe, poultice; assuage, allay., cheer, comfort, console; enliven; encourage, bear up, pat on the back, give comfort, set at ease; gladden the heart, cheer the heart; inspirit, invigorate., remedy; cure (restore); refresh; pour balm into, pour oil on., smooth the ruffled brow of care, temper the wind to the shorn lamb, lay the flattering unction to one's soul., disburden (free); take off a load of care., be relieved; breathe more freely, draw a long breath; take comfort; dry the tears, dry the eyes, wipe the tears, wipe the eyes.
-adjectives
relieving; consolatory, soothing; assuaging, assuasive; balmy, balsamic; lenitive, palliative; anodyne (remedial); curative.
-phrases
"here comes a man of comfort" [Measure for Measure].
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Antonyms: |
aggravation |
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