Words Like RELIEF

We have put together a list of words that are similar to RELIEF.

35 Alternative Words Similar to relief

1 Ease Noun      Synonym Words Like Ease
2 Substitute Noun      Synonym Words Like Substitute
3 Reliever Noun      Synonym Words Like Reliever
4 Backup Noun      Synonym Words Like Backup
5 Respite Noun      Synonym Words Like Respite
6 Rest Noun      Synonym Words Like Rest
7 Aid Noun      Synonym Words Like Aid
8 Alteration Noun      Synonym Words Like Alteration
9 Assist Noun      Synonym Words Like Assist
10 Assistance Noun      Synonym Words Like Assistance
11 Break Noun      Synonym Words Like Break
12 Change Noun      Synonym Words Like Change
13 Comfort Noun      Synonym Words Like Comfort
14 Decrease Noun      Synonym Words Like Decrease
15 Equal Noun      Synonym Words Like Equal
16 Help Noun      Synonym Words Like Help
17 Intermission Noun      Synonym Words Like Intermission
18 Interruption Noun      Synonym Words Like Interruption
19 Match Noun      Synonym Words Like Match
20 Modification Noun      Synonym Words Like Modification
21 Pause Noun      Synonym Words Like Pause
22 Redress Noun      Synonym Words Like Redress
23 Release Noun      Synonym Words Like Release
24 Suspension Noun      Synonym Words Like Suspension
25 Welfare Noun      Synonym Words Like Welfare
26 Relay Noun      Synonym Words Like Relay
27 Solace Noun      Hyponym Words Like Solace
28 Detente Noun      Hyponym
29 Spasmolysis Noun      Hyponym
30 Relaxation Noun      Hyponym Words Like Relaxation
31 Alternate Noun      Hyponym Words Like Alternate
32 Surrogate Noun      Hyponym Words Like Surrogate
33 Replacement Noun      Hyponym Words Like Replacement
34 Double Noun      Hyponym Words Like Double
35 Locum Noun      Hyponym

3 examples of relief

1 a relief of a sentry
2 getting it off his conscience gave him some ease
3 we need extra employees for summer fill-ins

10 definitions of relief

1 The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress.
2 Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay.
3 That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another; a relay.
4 A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant.
5 The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed.
6 The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure.
7 The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.
8 The elevations and surface undulations of a country.
9 the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
10 a pause for relaxation
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