Alleviative
Alleviative adjective - Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear.
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Synonyms for Alleviative
Softening and alleviative are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Softening" with "Alleviative", this adjectives are similar.
Softening
Softening noun - The process of becoming softer.
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Synonyms for Softening
Alleviative and softening are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Alleviative" with "Softening", this nouns are similar.
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Related pairs
- emollient and alleviative
- emollient and softening
- demulcent and alleviative
- demulcent and softening
- soothing and alleviative
- soothing and softening
- mollifying and alleviative
- mollifying and softening
- calming and alleviative
- calming and softening
- easing and alleviative
- easing and softening
- lenitive and alleviative
- lenitive and softening
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