Alleviative

a.

1.

Tending to alleviate.

Adj.

1.

alleviative - moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear Synonyms: alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative

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

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