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
Meanings of palliating
- verb
- To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
- To hide or disguise.
- To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies.
- To lessen the severity of; to extenuate, moderate, qualify.
- 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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