relief | Definition of relief

Synonyms and Antonyms of relief

1 a feeling of ease from grief or trouble

my coworkers' kind words gave me some relief from the grief that I was feeling upon the death of my partner

Synonyms of relief

cheer, comfort, consolation, solace

Words Related to relief

encouragement, inspiration, uplift

assurance, reassurance

alleviation, assuagement, mitigation

contentment, gladness, happiness

commiseration, empathy, sympathy

aid, assistance, help, succor

Near Antonyms of relief

anguish, distress, heartache, heartbreak, torment, torture

2 a person or thing that takes the place of another

I can't go home from my nursing shift until my relief shows up to take over

Synonyms of relief

backup, cover, designated hitter, fill-in, locum tenens, pinch hitter, replacement, reserve, stand-in, sub, substitute

Words Related to relief

alternate, understudy

apology, makeshift, stopgap

agent, assignee, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, procurator, proxy, rep, representative, surrogate

assistant, reliever, second

successor, superseder

3 reduction of or freedom from pain

the aspirin gave him some relief from the headache

Synonyms of relief

alleviation, comfort, ease, release

Words Related to relief

appeasement, assuagement, decrease, diminishment, mitigation, moderation, mollification

calming, salving, soothing

Near Antonyms of relief

discomfort, unrest

agony, anguish, misery, suffering, torment, torture

ache, pain, pang, prick, smart, sting, stitch, throe, tingle, twinge