All alleviate synonyms
al·le·vi·ate
A a verb alleviate
- relieve — to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- ease — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- assuage — If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.
- mitigate — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- allay — If you allay someone's fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful.
- pacify — to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.
- mollify — to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
- lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- soft-pedal — to use the soft pedal.
- take the edge off — If something takes the edge off a situation, usually an unpleasant one, it weakens its effect or intensity.
- lessen — to become less.
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.