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 | ||