Unscramble relieved

Definition of relieved

adjective:

• (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear. Synonyms: alleviated, eased.
• extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree", "massive projected buttresses", "his protruding ribs", "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck". Synonyms: jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, sticking, sticking out.

verb:

• provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches". Synonyms: alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve.
• free someone temporarily from his or her obligations. Synonyms: relieve, take over.
• grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam". Synonyms: exempt, free, relieve. Antonyms: enforce.
• lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience", "still the fears". Synonyms: allay, ease, relieve, still.
• save from ruin, destruction, or harm. Synonyms: relieve, salvage, salve, save.
• relieve oneself of troubling information. Synonyms: relieve, unbosom.
• provide relief for; "remedy his illness". Synonyms: relieve, remedy.
• free from a burden, evil, or distress. Synonyms: relieve.
• take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100". Synonyms: relieve.
• grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class". Synonyms: excuse, exempt, let off, relieve.
• alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress", "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents". Synonyms: lighten, relieve.

Related words

abreact, comfort, deregulate, derestrict, dispense, ease, forgive, frank, soothe, spare, spell.

Words nearby

relieve, reliever.

Rhymes with

bereaved, peeved, perceived, preconceived, received, received, received, sleeved, unrelieved.