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Palliative

🔄 Synonyms of "Palliative"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
lenitivenoun	Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.
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
alleviative	That alleviates pain; palliative
mitigative	Serving to mitigate.
alleviatory	alleviative
mitigatory	reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable
lenitive	Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.
moderating	lessening in intensity or strength
mitigating	That serves to mitigate.
alleviationnoun	the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement
mitigationnoun	A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.
relief	(of a surface) Characterized by surface inequalities.
comforting	Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.
consolationnoun	The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.
comfortnoun	Contentment, ease.
tranquillitynoun	The state of being tranquil; peacefulness, the absence of disturbance or stress; serenity; calm.
tranquilitynoun	American standard spelling of tranquillity.
end-of-lifenoun	(commerce, often attributive) The termination of the sale of or support for goods and services.
reassuring	That reassures; causing or restoring comfort or confidence.
remedial	intended to remediate (i.e., correct or improve) deficient skills in some subject
positive	Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
corrective	Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct.