Antonyms for eased

Grammar : Verb

Spell : eez

Phonetic Transcription : iz

Definition of eased

Origin : c.1300, "to help, assist," see ease (n.). Meaning "to give ease" is from mid-14c.; the sense of "to relax one's efforts" is from 1863. Farmer reports ease in a slang sense of "to content a woman" sexually, with an 1861 date. Related: Eased; easing.

verb alleviate, help
verb guide, move carefully

Example sentences :

It has eased my joints, which were somewhat stiff from these years of peace.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Adams leaned back in his chair as though her absurdity had eased his mind.
Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

And even as they eased him down upon the blankets his snores were rising on the frosty air.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

Now that the issue was out in the open his discomfort was eased.
Extract from : « Reel Life Films » by Samuel Kimball Merwin

I thought it was an echo at first, then realized that someone had eased in the door behind me.
Extract from : « Arm of the Law » by Harry Harrison

We carried him into the shack and eased him down on the floor.
Extract from : « The Man the Martians Made » by Frank Belknap Long

Sometimes the pain of it all was eased; sometimes it increased.
Extract from : « The Prodigal Returns » by Lilian Staveley

The ride through the park cooled her blood and eased her headache.
Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

The wind had eased a little, he thought, but the sea ran as high as ever.
Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad

He eased the controls and floated in toward the glowing orb.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various

Synonyms for eased

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