All palliative synonyms
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P p adjective palliative
- mollifying β Present participle of mollify.
- calmative β (of a remedy or agent) sedative
- calming β soothing; tranquillizing
- emollient β Having the quality of softening or soothing the skin.
- consoling β to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died.
- counteracting β Present participle of counteract.
- warming β having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- easing β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- alleviating β to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
- extenuating β Present participle of extenuate.
noun palliative
- diminished responsibility β law: lack of capacity
- alleviation β an alleviating or being alleviated
- embrocation β A liquid used for rubbing on the body to relieve pain from sprains and strains.
- lightening β the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity, occurring toward the end of pregnancy, changing the contour of the abdomen and facilitating breathing by lessening pressure under the diaphragm.
- whitewashing β Present participle of whitewash.
- wherefore β Archaic. for what? why?
- mollification β to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
- allayment β an abatement, moderation or alleviation
- extrication β The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.
- hootch β a thatched hut of southeast Asia.
- hootches β a thatched hut of southeast Asia.
- balm β Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain.
- justification β a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
- canned heat β fuel packaged to be used in small cans for heating, as with chafing dishes or in portable stoves.
- cosmetic β Cosmetics are substances such as lipstick or powder, which people put on their face to make themselves look more attractive.
- alcohol β Drinks that can make people drunk, such as beer, wine, and whisky, can be referred to as alcohol.
- cosmetics β beauty preparations; make-up
- firewater β alcoholic drink; liquor.
- mitigating circumstances β conditions that lessen responsibility for a crime
- hard stuff β strongly addictive drugs.
- ethanol β (organic compound) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.
- comforting β If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy.
- intoxicating β Archaic. intoxicated.
- alky β a heavy drinker or alcoholic
- analgesic β An analgesic drug reduces the effect of pain.
- methanol β methyl alcohol.
- lotion β Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- curative β Something that has curative properties can cure people's illnesses.
adj palliative
- demulcent β soothing; mollifying
- antidotal β a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- corrective β Corrective measures or techniques are intended to put right something that is wrong.
- lenitive β softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
- balsamic β any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1).
- consolatory β consoling or tending to console; comforting