Aggravate and Relieve

Opposite meaning words

Aggravate

Aggravate verb - To make more severe.

Usage example: overheated rhetoric that only aggravated racial tension in the city

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Synonyms for Aggravate

Antonyms for Aggravate

Relieve is an antonym for aggravate in topics: annoy, cause to become worse.

Nearby Words: aggravation, aggravating

Relieve

Relieve verb - To make more bearable or less severe.

Usage example: an ice pack will relieve the swelling

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Synonyms for Relieve

Antonyms for Relieve

Aggravate is an antonym for relieve in topics: ease, let up on.

Nearby Words: relief, relieving

Similar words of aggravate

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Common collocations

people	aggravate people	relieve people
condition	aggravate condition	relieve condition
effects	aggravate effects	relieve effects
guilt	aggravate guilt	relieve guilt

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