alleviative
- adjective
- /əˈliːviˌeɪtɪv/
- Formal
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aliviador
- The alleviative effects of the medication were noticeable within an hour.
Examples
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The doctor suggested an alleviative treatment to minimize her joint pain.
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This cream has an alleviative effect on skin irritations.
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Many people turn to music as an alleviative measure during stressful times.
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Many patients seek alleviative treatments for their discomfort.
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The alleviative effects of the medication helped her cope with the pain after surgery.
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He found reading to be an alleviative activity during her recovery from illness.
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The therapist offered alleviative techniques to ease the patient's anxiety.
Synonyms
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2.9
That makes pain or worry feel less strong
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7.7
Relieving pain or other symptoms without curing the cause
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6.2
Able to reduce pain
Making pain or sadness easier to bear
To make pain or a bad situation easier to bear
Causing pain or harm to be less severe
Having a soothing effect on pain or worry
Making pain feel less strong
That reduces physical pain, often by using medicine
Antonyms
How Soothing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word alleviative comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and levis 'light', the same root you see in levity and levitate. Think of something that 'lightens' a heavy load; an alleviative treatment 'lightens' pain or worry, so it reduces and eases suffering.