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Lenitive

🔄 Synonyms of "Lenitive"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
palliativenoun	(medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.
mitigative	Serving to mitigate.
alleviatory	alleviative
alleviativenoun	That alleviates pain; palliative
moderating	lessening in intensity or strength
mitigatory	reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
mitigatory	reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable
alleviativenoun	That alleviates pain; palliative
palliativenoun	(medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.
alleviatory	alleviative
mitigative	Serving to mitigate.
moderating	lessening in intensity or strength
electuarynoun	(pharmacology) Any preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener in order to make it more palatable to swallow.
anesthetizable	Able to be anesthetized.
meliorative	(rare) That meliorates; curative, improving, salutary.
curative	Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
ameliorative	Able to repair or ameliorate.
passible	(chiefly theology) Able to suffer, or feel pain.
alleviable	Capable of being alleviated.
lacerative	Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate.
assuageable	Able to be assuaged.
benefitable	Able to bring benefit, able to be beneficial.
vulnerarynoun	A healing drug or other agent used in healing and treating wounds.
relivable	Able to be relived, able to be experienced again.
relentful	merciful, forbearing
palliatorynoun	(archaic) palliative, soothing