Allay and Roil

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Allay verb - To make more bearable or less severe.

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Roil is an antonym for allay.

Nearby Word: allaying

Roil verb - To make angry.

Usage example: the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor

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Allay is an antonym for roil.

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Roil and Allay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/allay/roil

Allay & Roil. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/allay/roil>.

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