Salve and Upset

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Salve

Salve verb - To free from distress or disturbance.

Usage example: attempting to salve her conscience, she anonymously sent the store a sum of cash sufficient to cover the merchandise she had shoplifted

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Antonyms for Salve

Upset is an antonym for salve in soothe topic.

Nearby Words: salving, salved, salver

Upset

Upset verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.

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Salve is an antonym for upset.

Nearby Word: upsetting

How words are described

little

little salve

little upset

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Upset and Salve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/salve/upset

Salve & Upset. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/salve/upset>.

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