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relieve
verb as in make less painful; let up on
Strong matches
verb as in help; give assistance
Strongest match
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Another assistant has been relieved from all coaching duties and transferred to another location to be a campus staff assistant.
Murillo stood stone-faced at attention as the judge addressed the court, but seemed relieved once the deadlock was announced.
The new program should enable Rodarte to send her granddaughter to La Casita five days a week while relieving financial pressure on the school, because the state would cover the tab.
I’ve never been so relieved to see them soften when they look at me.
One might almost say he looked cheerful, or at least relieved.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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