ALLEVIATION Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

alleviation

noun

Definition of alleviation

as in relief

reduction of or freedom from pain hoping a couple of aspirin would provide some alleviation of the pain in his shoulder

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Recent Examples of alleviation Toward the end of the ’70s the alleviation of rural poverty took center stage. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026 But his legacy of poverty alleviation in the early 2000s may be working against him today, with public expectations around the economy high. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 Once a deeply impoverished and remote region, Fuping county has been a posterchild for success in Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s poverty alleviation campaign over the previous decade – and officials are keen to continue to find ways to boost growth. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 Chinese diplomats and the foreign ministry say that their outreach in the region is aimed at building friendship and assisting countries with poverty alleviation, agricultural and economic development, and law and order. — Didi Kirsten Tatlow, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 Lillian Wald, the founder of public health nursing, was also a champion of women’s suffrage, poverty alleviation, and racial equality. — Patrick Smith, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026

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relief

Noun

Taylor pitched a career-high 2 2/3 scoreless relief innings and was credited with the win as the Sox defeated the Twins 7-4 in front of 28,140.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Trent Harris, Carson Seymour and Ryan Walker combined for four scoreless innings of relief.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

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