Synonyms and antonyms of To relieve or alleviate pain in British Thesaurus

relieve (verb)

to make pain or another bad physical feeling less unpleasant

ease (verb)

to make a problem, bad situation, or pain less severe

deaden (verb)

to make a feeling or a pain less strong

numb (verb)

to cause a very strong feeling of pain to disappear or become weaker

soothe (verb)

to make something less sore or painful

palliate (verb)

medical to reduce the pain or other bad effects of an illness without curing it completely

kill (verb)

to stop pain

alleviate (verb)

formal to make something less painful, severe, or serious

assuage (verb)

formal to make an unpleasant or painful feeling less severe