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| Main Entry: | relieved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective1 |
| Definition: | eased in mind |
| Synonyms: | comfortable, for, reconciled, satisfied, allayed, alleviated, appeased, cared, comforted, consoled, mollified, pacified, placated, reassured, relaxed, solaced, soothed |
| Antonyms: | distraught, sad, worried |
| Main Entry: | relieved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective2 |
| Definition: | deprived of something, or freed from it |
| Synonyms: | discharged, disengaged, dismissed, freed, released, removed, replaced, rescued, separated from |
| Main Entry: | relieved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective3 |
| Definition: | lessened |
| Synonyms: | abated, allayed, alleviated, anesthetized, assuaged, diminished, eased, lightened, mitigated, palliated, salved, softened, soothed |
| Main Entry: | relieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make less painful; let up on |
| Synonyms: | abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, break, brighten, calm, comfort, console, cure, decrease, diminish, divert, dull, ease, free, interrupt, lighten, mitigate, moderate, mollify, palliate, qualify, quiet, relax, salve, slacken, soften, solace, soothe, subdue, take load off one's chest, take load off one's mind, temper, vary |
| Antonyms: | harm, hurt, injure, pain |
| Main Entry: | relieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help; give assistance |
| Synonyms: | aid, assist, spell, succor, support, sustain, bring aid, give a break, give a hand, give a rest, stand in for, substitute for, take over from, take the place of |
| Antonyms: | burden, discourage, hurt, trouble, upset, worry |
| Main Entry: | relieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove blame, responsibility |
| Synonyms: | absolve, deliver, discharge, disencumber, dismiss, dispense, excuse, exempt, free, let off, privilege, pull, release, spare, throw out, unburden, yank*, disembarrass, force to resign |
| Antonyms: | accuse, blame, condemn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | thankful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appreciative |
| Synonyms: | beholden, content, contented, grateful, indebted, obliged, overwhelmed, pleased, relieved, satisfied, gratified, much obliged |
| Antonyms: | critical, thankless, ungrateful, unappreciative, unthankful |
| Main Entry: | helped |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aided |
| Synonyms: | advised, backed, encouraged, relieved, supported, sustained, abetted, accompanied, assisted, befriended, bolstered, maintained, nursed, subsidized, taken care of |
| Antonyms: | harmed, hindered, impeded |
| Main Entry: | mended |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | restored |
| Synonyms: | altered, changed, corrected, fixed, helped, improved, rebuilt, regulated, relieved, remodeled, renewed, renovated, repaired, revived, abated, ameliorated, bettered, cured, doctored*, enhanced, lessened, patched up, rectified, refreshed, refurbished, regenerated, rejuvenated, remedied, reorganized |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | comfortable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | good feeling |
| Synonyms: | adequate, agreeable, appropriate, cheerful, complacent, contented, convenient, cozy, delightful, easy, enjoyable, hale, happy, healthy, hearty, loose, pleasant, pleased, protected, relieved, rested, restful, restored, satisfactory, satisfying, serene, sheltered, snug, soft, untroubled, useful, warm, well-off, at rest, cared for, enjoying, gratified, loose-fitting, made well, relaxed, relaxing, snug as a bug in a rug, soothed, strengthened |
| Antonyms: | discontented, hopeless, miserable, neglected, uncomfortable, unhappy, upset |
| Main Entry: | prominent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sticking out; conspicuous |
| Synonyms: | bulging, extended, eye-catching, flashy, hilly, jutting, marked, noticeable, obtrusive, obvious, outstanding, projecting, pronounced, raised, relieved, remarkable, rough, rugged, salient, signal, striking, unmistakable, arresting, beetling, easily seen, embossed, extrusive, hanging out, in the foreground, protruding, protrusive, protuberant, shooting out, standing out, to the fore |
| Antonyms: | depressed, inconspicuous, invisible, sunken, obscured |
| Main Entry: | fresh |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, healthy |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, blooming, bright, chipper*, clear, fair, florid, glowing, good, hardy, keen, lively, relieved, rested, restored, revived, rosy, ruddy, sprightly, spry, stimulated, unused, verdant, vigorous, vital, wholesome, young, bouncing, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, dewy, invigorated, like new, refreshed, rehabilitated, relaxed, undimmed, unfaded, unwearied, unwithered |
| Antonyms: | exhausted, lifeless, tired, worn, unenergetic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | absolve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | free from responsibility, duty |
| Synonyms: | acquit, bleach, clear, discharge, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, forgive, free, launder*, let off*, liberate, loose, pardon, release, relieve, sanitize*, spare, spring*, vindicate, whitewash, write off*, blink at, go easy on, let off easy, let off the hook, let up on, lifeboat, set free, wink at*, wipe it off, wipe the slate clean |
| Notes: | one is absolved of blame or responsibility but is acquitted of a charge, usually a crime |
| Antonyms: | bind, blame, charge, condemn, convict, hold, impeach, incriminate, obligate, punish, sentence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | acquit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | announce removal of blame |
| Synonyms: | absolve, clear, deliver, discharge, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, free, let off, liberate, release, relieve, vindicate, whitewash*, blink at, disculpate, let go, let off the hook, wink at*, wipe off |
| Antonyms: | blame, censure, condemn, convict, damn, denounce, doom, sentence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help, support |
| Synonyms: | abet, alleviate, assist, bail out, befriend, encourage, favor, go to bat for*, lighten, mitigate, promote, relieve, serve, subsidize, sustain, benefact, go with*, lend a hand, open doors for, stick up for, straighten out* |
| Antonyms: | block, hinder, hurt, impede, injure, obstruct |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alternate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take turns, change back and forth |
| Synonyms: | alter, blow hot and cold*, change, exchange, fluctuate, follow, interchange, intersperse, oscillate, relieve, rotate, seesaw, shift, shilly-shally*, substitute, sway, vacillate, vary, waver, act reciprocally, come and go, fill in for, follow in turn, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | continue |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ameliorate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make, become better |
| Synonyms: | alleviate, amend, help, improve, lighten, meliorate, mitigate, relieve, step up, upgrade |
| Antonyms: | worsen |
| Main Entry: | assist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help |
| Synonyms: | abet, aid, back, bail out, benefit, boost, collaborate, cooperate, do for*, expedite, facilitate, further, go for, go to bat for*, hype*, plug*, puff*, push*, reinforce, relieve, ride shotgun*, serve, stump*, support, sustain, thump*, give a boost, give a leg up, give a lift, go down the line for, go with, grease the wheels, lend a hand, make a pitch for, open doors, put on the map, root for, run interference for, stand up for, take care of, work for, work with |
| Antonyms: | hinder, hurt, stop, thwart |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bail out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help |
| Synonyms: | aid, deliver, release, relieve, rescue, spring |
| Antonyms: | ignore, refuse |
| Main Entry: | benefit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help, enhance |
| Synonyms: | advance, advantage, aid, ameliorate, assist, avail, better, build, favor, further, improve, pay, profit, promote, relieve, serve, succor, be good for, contribute to, do for one, do the trick, fill the bill, make a killing, make it, pay off*, work for |
| Antonyms: | handicap, harm, hinder, hurt, injure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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