palliating

The word “palliating” has 4 syllables: pal-li-a-ting

It's pronounced as /ˈpæliˌeɪtɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for palliating?

In the thesaurus, “palliating” has 56 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for palliating along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for palliating

abating
absolving
acquitting
allaying
alleviating
ameliorating
amending
apologizing
assuaging
atoning
bettering
clearing
confessing
correcting
curing
deodorizing
easing
emending
enhancing
enriching
exculpating
excusing
exonerating
explaining
explaining away
extenuating
fixing
healing
helping
improving
justifying
lessening
lightening
meliorating
mending
minimizing
mitigating
moderating
mollifying
perfecting
playing down
rationalizing
rectifying
refining
reforming
relieving
remedying
repairing
soft-pedaling
softening
soothing
sugarcoating
tempering
varnishing
vindicating
whitewashing

Antonyms for palliating

aggravating
exacerbating
harming
heightening
hurting
impairing
injuring
intensifying
sharpening

Meanings of palliating

verb
1. To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
2. To hide or disguise.
3. To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies.
4. To lessen the severity of; to extenuate, moderate, qualify.
5. To placate or mollify.

Example Sentences

The doctor is palliating the patient's pain with medication.
Her soothing words are palliating the anxiety of the distressed child.
We need to focus on palliating the symptoms while we search for a cure.
The charity is dedicated to palliating the suffering of those in need.
Effective communication can be a means of palliating misunderstandings in relationships.

On this page you'll find 65 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to palliating, such as: abating, absolving, acquitting, aggravating, allaying, alleviating, ameliorating.

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