relief

Roget category 834

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.1. Passive affections

#834. Relief

noun

relief — deliverance — refreshment etc. 689 — easement, softening, alleviation, mitigation, palliation, soothing, lullaby.
solace, consolation, comfort, encouragement.
lenitive, restorative etc. (remedy) 662 — cushion etc. 215 — crumb of comfort, balm in Gilead.

verb

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 etc. (restore) 660 — 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 etc. (free) 705 — take a load off one's chest, get a load off one's chest, 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.

adjective

relieving etc. v. — consolatory, soothing — assuaging, assuasive^† — balmy, balsamic — lenitive, palliative — anodyne etc. (remedial) 662 — curative etc. 660.

phrase

here comes a man of comfort" [Measure for Measure].

The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.

Bold numbers signify related Roget categories. A dagger symbol (†) indicates archaic words and expressions no longer in common use.

debug info: 0.0009