All distress antonyms
disΒ·tress
D d verb distress
- dissuade β to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- heal β to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- appease β If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
- placate β to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- soothe β to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- assuage β If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.
- assist β If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- mend β to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- gladden β to make glad.
- hide β Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- build β If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
- cure β If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear.
- please β (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- leave alone β separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- fix β to repair; mend.
- support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- relieve β to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
noun distress
- wealth β a great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches: the wealth of a city.
- boon β You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone.
- wonder β to think or speculate curiously: to wonder about the origin of the solar system.
- fortune β position in life as determined by wealth: to make one's fortune.
- luxury β a material object, service, etc., conducive to sumptuous living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living rather than a necessity: Gold cufflinks were a luxury not allowed for in his budget.
- tress β Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- joyous β joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
- joyfulness β full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- aid β Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- health β the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health.
- relief β prominence, distinctness, or vividness due to contrast.
- gladness β feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
- contentment β Contentment is a feeling of quiet happiness and satisfaction.
- joy β a female given name.
- calmness β without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- delight β Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- advantage β An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- miracle β an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- happiness β the quality or state of being happy.
- comfort β If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- help β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- peace β the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- cheer β When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
- ease β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- pleasure β the state or feeling of being pleased.
- blessing β A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
- benefit β The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
- good luck β good fortune
- success β the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.