Antonyms for palliatives

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pal-ee-ey-tiv, -ee-uh-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæl iˌeɪ tɪv, -i ə tɪv

Definition of palliatives

Origin : early 15c., from Middle French palliatif (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin palliativus "under cloak, covert," from Late Latin palliatus (see palliate). As a noun, recorded from 1724.

As in justification : noun reason, excuse
As in lotion : noun creamy solution
As in relief : noun remedy, aid; relaxation
As in balm : noun something soothing
As in mitigating circumstances : noun extenuating circumstances
As in saving grace : noun redeeming feature
As in alleviation : noun relief
As in palliation : noun relief
As in alcohol : noun intoxicating, flammable liquid

Example sentences :

Traverse left the room to prepare the palliatives for his patient.
Extract from : « Hidden Hand » by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

None of the excuses, or palliatives, were thought to be good.
Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner

In my declining years I have sought the latter; hence my palliatives and my consolation.
Extract from : « Devereux, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

My medicines are only palliatives; the real trouble is with his environment.
Extract from : « Jack, the Young Ranchman » by George Bird Grinnell

The congress has discovered no remedy, only palliatives for tuberculosis.
Extract from : « Health, Happiness, and Longevity » by Louis Philippe McCarty

Palliatives she had made the most of; compensations she had been thankful for.
Extract from : « December Love » by Robert Hichens

And nothing could be done beyond the palliatives he meant to allow himself.
Extract from : « Old Crow » by Alice Brown

Nevertheless, in view of the tremendous population increases which must occur, these can be only palliatives.
Extract from : « The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy » by Theodore Lothrop Stoddard

No palliatives; but all the stark wickedness, that actually gives the momentum to national actors.
Extract from : « Res Judicat » by Augustine Birrell

Cuckoldom is an accute case, it is quickly over; when it takes place, it admits of no remedy but palliatives.
Extract from : « Three Hours after Marriage » by John Gay

Synonyms for palliatives

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