| NOUN | feeling | relief, alleviation, assuagement | the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced |
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| state | relief, ease | the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) | |
| possession | relief | (law) redress awarded by a court | |
| person | relief, stand-in, substitute, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) | |
| act | relief, succor, succour, ministration | assistance in time of difficulty | |
| time | relief, respite, rest, rest period | a pause for relaxation | |
| event | relief, easing, moderation | a change for the better | |
| act | relief | aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped | |
| act | relief, easing, easement, alleviation | the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) | |
| artifact | relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural relief | sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background | |
| act | relief | the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged |
| Sounds | rihliy'f; riyliy'f | |
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| Rhymes | beef ... thief: 21 rhymes with iyf... | |
| Meaning | The feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced. | |
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| Example | "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief" | |
| Synonyms | alleviation, assuagement | |
| Broader | comfort | A feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment |
| Spanish | alivio, desahogo, descanso, respiro, sosiego, tranquilidad | |
| Catalan | alleugeriment, alleujament, assossec, relaxació, tranquil·litat | |
| Meaning | The condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress). | |
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| Example | "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility" | |
| Synonym | ease | |
| Narrower | reprieve, respite | A (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort |
| Broader | comfort, comfortableness | A state of being relaxed and feeling no pain |
| Spanish | alivio, desahogo, tranquilidad | |
| Catalan | alleujament, allugeriment, tranquil·litat | |
| Meaning | (law) redress awarded by a court. | |
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| Example | "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?" | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress | A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury |
| Spanish | compensación | |
| Meaning | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult). | |
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| Synonyms | stand-in, substitute, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in | |
| Narrower | double, stunt man, stunt woman | A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts |
| locum tenens, locum | someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession | |
| surrogate, alternate, replacement | someone who takes the place of another person | |
| Broader | peer, equal, match, compeer | A person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
| Spanish | doble, substituto, suplente, sustituto | |
| Catalan | substitut, suplent | |
| Meaning | Assistance in time of difficulty. | |
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| Example | "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" | |
| Synonyms | succor, succour, ministration | |
| Narrower | consolation, comfort, solace | The act of consoling |
| mercy | alleviation of distress / distress | |
| Broader | aid, assist, assistance, help | The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose |
| Spanish | auxilio, ayuda humanitaria, ayuda, socorro | |
| Catalan | socors | |
| Meaning | A pause for relaxation. | |
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| Synonyms | respite, rest, rest period | |
| Narrower | breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time | A short respite |
| Broader | pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension | A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
| Spanish | desahogo, descanso, pausa, período de descanso, respiro | |
| Catalan | descans, pausa | |
| Meaning | A change for the better. | |
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| Synonyms | easing, moderation | |
| Narrower | breath of fresh air | A welcome relief |
| disembarrassment | Something that extricates you from embarrassment | |
| Broader | change, alteration, modification | An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
| Spanish | aligeración, aligeramiento, alivio, desahogo, descanso, moderación, respiro, sosiego | |
| Catalan | alleugeriment, alleujament, descans | |
| Meaning | Aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped. | |
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| Example | "he has been on relief for many years" | |
| Broader | social welfare, welfare, public assistance | governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need |
| Meaning | The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance). | |
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| Example | "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" | |
| Synonyms | easing, easement, alleviation | |
| Narrower | decompression, decompressing | relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) |
| detente | The easing of tensions or strained relations / relations (especially between nations) | |
| liberalization, liberalisation, relaxation | The act of making less strict / strict | |
| palliation | easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause | |
| spasmolysis | The relaxation or relief of muscle spasms | |
| Broader | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | The act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Spanish | alivio, aplacamiento, atenuación, mitigación | |
| Catalan | alleugeriment, alleujament, atenuació, mitigació | |
| Meaning | sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background. | |
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| Synonyms | relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural relief | |
| Narrower | alto relievo, alto rilievo, high relief | A sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth |
| bas relief, low relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo | A sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background | |
| mezzo-relievo, mezzo-rilievo, half-relief | A sculptural relief between low relief and high relief | |
| Broader | sculpture | A three-dimensional work of plastic art |
| Spanish | relevo, relieve, relievo, rilievo | |
| Catalan | relleu, rilievo | |
| Meaning | The act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged. | |
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| Example | "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta" | |
| Broader | liberation, release, freeing | The act of liberating someone or something |
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