| relief | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. alleviation, assuagement, relief | the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced.; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief" |
| ~ comfort | a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment. |
| n. (state) | 2. ease, relief | the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress).; "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" |
| ~ comfort, comfortableness | a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain.; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair" |
| ~ reprieve, respite | a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort. |
| n. (possession) | 3. relief | (law) redress awarded by a court.; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ amends, damages, indemnification, redress, restitution, indemnity | a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury. |
| n. (person) | 4. backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult).; "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" |
| ~ compeer, equal, peer, match | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group. |
| ~ locum, locum tenens | someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession. |
| ~ stunt man, stunt woman, double | a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts.; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable" |
| ~ alternate, surrogate, replacement | someone who takes the place of another person. |
| n. (act) | 5. ministration, relief, succor, succour | assistance in time of difficulty.; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" |
| ~ assist, assistance, help, aid | the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" |
| ~ consolation, comfort, solace | the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction.; "his presence was a consolation to her" |
| ~ mercy | alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed.; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy" |
| n. (time) | 6. relief, respite, rest, rest period | a pause for relaxation.; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" |
| ~ pause, intermission, suspension, interruption, break | a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something. |
| ~ breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, breath | a short respite. |
| n. (event) | 7. easing, moderation, relief | a change for the better. |
| ~ alteration, change, modification | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
| ~ disembarrassment | something that extricates you from embarrassment. |
| ~ breath of fresh air | a welcome relief.; "the new management was like a breath of fresh air" |
| n. (act) | 8. relief | aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped.; "he has been on relief for many years" |
| ~ public assistance, social welfare, welfare | governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need.; "she lives on welfare" |
| n. (act) | 9. alleviation, easement, easing, relief | the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance).; "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" |
| ~ reduction, step-down, diminution, decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something. |
| ~ spasmolysis | the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms. |
| ~ detente | the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations). |
| ~ palliation | easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause. |
| ~ liberalisation, liberalization, relaxation | the act of making less strict. |
| ~ decompressing, decompression | relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure). |
| n. (artifact) | 10. embossment, relief, relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief | sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background. |
| ~ 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, basso relievo, basso rilievo, low relief | a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut. |
| ~ half-relief, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-rilievo | a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief. |
| ~ sculpture | a three-dimensional work of plastic art. |
| n. (act) | 11. relief | the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged.; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta" |
| ~ freeing, liberation, release | the act of liberating someone or something. |
Recent comments
6 days 2 hours ago
3 weeks 6 days ago
5 weeks 5 days ago
13 weeks 14 hours ago
15 weeks 4 days ago
17 weeks 17 hours ago
17 weeks 22 hours ago
17 weeks 2 days ago
22 weeks 4 days ago
22 weeks 4 days ago