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relief
noun as in remedy, aid; relaxation
Strongest matches
alleviation, assistance, comfort, happiness, help, maintenance, reprieve, respite, satisfaction, support
Strong matches
abatement, amelioration, appeasement, assuagement, balm, break, breather, cheer, consolation, contentment, cure, deliverance, diversion, ease, easement, extrication, fix, hand, handout, letup, lift, lightening, mitigation, mollification, palliative, refreshment, release, remission, rest, restfulness, softening, solace, succor, sustenance
Weak matches
Example Sentences
A huge sigh of relief no doubt for fans and the prospective new owners, whoever that may be.
At a plaza at the complex, people manning a local relief effort collected donations and distributed essentials such as clothing, bedding, diapers and food to residents displaced by the fire.
At issue are cases involving immigrants who, rather than winning asylum, are granted one of two kinds of immigration relief, known as orders of “withholding of removal” and protection under the international Convention Against Torture.
Officials said the extent of the damage in the worst-affected central region was only just being revealed as relief workers cleared roads blocked by fallen trees and mudslides.
One shows the Princess of Wales sharing her relief at having finished chemotherapy treatment, and reflecting on the importance "of simply loving and being loved".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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