English adjective: palliative | |||
1. | palliative moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear | ||
Synonyms | alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory | ||
Similar | moderating | ||
Antonyms | intensifying | ||
English noun: palliative | |||
1. | palliative (artifact) remedy that alleviates pain without curing | ||
Synonyms | alleviant, alleviator | ||
Broader (hypernym) | curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic | ||