ease

1 to free from obstruction or difficulty

measures intended to ease the flow of traffic during rush hour

Synonyms of ease

facilitate, grease, loosen (up), smooth, unclog

Words Related to ease

accelerate, expedite, hasten, hurry, quicken, rush, speed

advance, forward, further, promote

abet, aid, assist, help, improve

disentangle, straighten (out), untangle

simplify, streamline

Phrases Synonymous with ease

pave the way (for)

Near Antonyms of ease

hinder, impede

retard

aggravate, worsen

perplex, sophisticate

Antonyms of ease

complicate

2 to make less taut

the rock climber eased the rope a little so that his fellow climber had room to maneuver

Synonyms of ease

loosen, relax, slack, slacken

Words Related to ease

detach, free, unbind, undo, unfasten, untie

Near Antonyms of ease

attach, bind, fasten, tie

constrain, restrain

Antonyms of ease

strain, stretch, tense, tension, tighten

3 to make more bearable or less severe

grandmother's firm belief that there are few ailments that chicken soup won't ease

Synonyms of ease

allay, alleviate, assuage, help, mitigate, mollify, palliate, relieve, soothe

Words Related to ease

abate, lighten, moderate, soften, temper

cure, heal, remedy

amend, correct, emend, fix, mend, rectify, reform, repair

ameliorate, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect, refine

Near Antonyms of ease

harm, hurt, impair, injure

heighten, intensify, sharpen

Antonyms of ease

aggravate, exacerbate

4 to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

the chairman of the Federal Reserve has promised to ease interest rates

Synonyms of ease

abate, de-escalate, decrease, dent, deplete, diminish, downscale, downsize, drop, dwindle, knock down, lessen, lower, reduce

Words Related to ease

compress, condense, constrict, contract

abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, nick, pare, prune, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate, whittle

deflate, shrink

minimize

moderate, modify, modulate, qualify

Near Antonyms of ease

blow up, dilate, distend, inflate, swell

elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract

add (to), complement, supplement

enhance, heighten

Synonyms and Antonyms of ease

WORD OF THE DAY

nuance