alleviated

Speech parts

1. alleviated - Adjective

2. alleviated - Verb

4. alleviated - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Alleviate

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

relieved eased reduce composed facilitate ease diminished relaxed relieve weaken diminish mitigate subdued lessen damp
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Antonyms

disconcerted worried discouraged disturbed alarmed frightened
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Examples

Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine. Thomas Aquinas

The majority of the stupid is invincible and guaranteed for all time. The terror of their tyranny, however, is alleviated by their lack of consistency. Albert Einstein

The worst days of darkness through which I have ever passed have been greatly alleviated by throwing myself with all my energy into some work relating to others. James A. Garfield

To remedy the frequent distresses of the common people, the poor laws of England have been instituted; but it is to be feared that though they may have alleviated a little the intensity of individual misfortune, they have spread the general evil over a much larger surface. Thomas Malthus

Pain can be alleviated by morphine but the pain of social ostracism cannot be taken away. Derek Jarman

There also is the plight that comes from natural disasters; these natural disasters could be alleviated or dealt with; we only need some time to do it. Bhumibol Adulyadej

Close letter words and terms

alleviant alleviate alleviate the load on alleviating problems alleviatingly alleviation