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[syn: alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Alleviative \Al*le"vi*a*tive\, a.
Tending to alleviate. -- n. That which alleviates.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
alleviative
adj 1: moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
[syn: alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive,
mitigative, mitigatory, palliative]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
55 Moby Thesaurus words for "alleviative":
alleviating, alleviator, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, assuager,
assuasive, balm, balmy, balsamic, benumbing, calmant, calmative,
cathartic, cleansing, cushion, deadening, demulcent, disburdening,
disencumbering, dolorifuge, dulling, easing, emollient, lenitive,
lightening, mitigating, mitigative, mitigator, moderator,
modulator, mollifier, numbing, pacificator, pacifier, pain-killing,
palliative, peacemaker, purgative, relieving, remedial,
restraining hand, salve, sedative, shock absorber, softening,
soother, soothing, soothing syrup, stabilizer, subduing, temperer,
tranquilizer, unburdening, wiser head