Alleviate and Complicate

Alleviate

Alleviate verb - To make more bearable or less severe.

Complicate is an antonym for alleviate.

Nearby Words: alleviation, alleviating

Complicate

Complicate verb - To make more severe.
Usage example: asthma that has recently been complicated by a bout of bronchitis

Alleviate is an antonym for complicate.

Common collocations

illness alleviate illness complicate illness
problem alleviate problem complicate problem
issue alleviate issue complicate issue
situation alleviate situation complicate situation
Other words: bit, symptoms.
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