relief

Examples

• All

• We breathed a sigh of relief when we glimpsed a light at the corner.

  Fiction book (1994)

• We must do more now to provide relief to the civilian population.

• I signed on at the relief office.

  Cinderella Man (2005)

• The sun was beginning to set, and still there was no relief from the heat.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Tell them we're gonna need relief... money, medicine, troops.

  In Old Chicago (1938)

• Moving to towns in search of relief or alternative livelihood became common practice.

  Academic text (2008)

• By so doing, I contributed to the greater relief of those wretched folk.

  Fiction book (1995)

• I'm captain of the Pismo Beach disaster relief.

  Clueless (1995)

• Alongside these homes, the United States-based Christian Evangelical disaster-relief organization, Samaritan's Purse, built an additional 102 homes.

  Academic text (2017)

• After the earthquake, international organizations rushed in to provide relief to the victims.

Synonyms

H

help

vsrelief

∞ 1.0

An act that makes something easier for someone

is mainly about reducing suffering and hardship rather than simply easing tasks

A

aid

vsrelief

826 1.0

Help given to people or places in need

focuses on easing suffering and hardship rather than only occurring at needy times

A

assistance

vsrelief

648 1.0

Help given to someone that makes a task easier or gives money

aims mainly at reducing suffering or hardship rather than easing tasks

C

charity

vsrelief

325 1.0

Giving money or help to people who need it

aims to reduce suffering and hardship directly rather than mainly public benefit

C

comfort

vsrelief

301 1.0

Things people say or do to make someone feel less worried

provides practical help to reduce hardship rather than mainly emotional consolation

S

support

vsrelief

223 1.0

Money given to help a person or project

focuses on easing suffering in crises rather than ongoing provision

D

disaster relief

vsrelief

23 3.1

Help people and communities get after a disaster, such as food, shelter and medical care

covers help given in many crises, not only after disasters

F

financial assistance

vsrelief

17 3.3

Help by giving money or goods to people in need

focuses on easing suffering rather than only giving money

S

succor

vsrelief

• Formal

4 9.8

Help given to people in a difficult or dangerous time

is used for help that reduces suffering more generally, not only in hardship moments

M

ministration

vsrelief

4 7.4

Help and care for someone in need

focuses on reducing suffering and hardship rather than mainly providing personal care

Antonyms

S

suffering

477 2.8

Pain and trouble that a person feels in the body or mind

H

hardship

129 3.4

A time of serious difficulty, often with little money or food

Idioms

B

to breathe a sigh of relief

• Informal

16 2.5

To feel very relieved after a time of worry

Compounds

S

sigh of relief

36 2.1

A long soft breath you make when you stop feeling worried

D

disaster relief

23 3.1

Help people and communities get after a disaster, such as food, shelter and medical care

C

comic relief

• Literature

10 3.6

A funny part in a serious story that makes people laugh

R

relief pitcher

• Jargon

8 4.8

A baseball player who comes in to throw the ball instead of the starter

R

relief valve

• Specialized

4 3.9

A device that opens automatically to let out extra pressure

B

bas relief

• Specialized

3 9.3

A sculpture with figures that stick out a little from a flat background

R

relief map

1 3.9

A map that shows the height and shape of the land using lines or shading

H

high relief

• Specialized

1 8.2

A carving where figures stand out far from the flat background

P

palpable sense of relief

1 4.9

A strong feeling of relief that you can almost feel physically

L

low relief

• Specialized

1 7.8

A style of sculpture where shapes stand out a little from a flat background with no part fully separate

R

relief printing

• Specialized

1 6.8

A printing method where you press ink on raised parts of a block onto paper

S

sculptural relief

• Specialized

1 7.9

A raised image carved into a flat surface that stands out from the background

H

half-relief

• Specialized

1 9.5

A sculpture that sticks out halfway from a flat background

How Much Aid

disaster relief

23 3.1

relief

259 1.3

assistance

648 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology