Synonyms for eased
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : eez |
Phonetic Transcription : iz |
Top 10 synonyms for eased Other synonyms for the word eased
- aid
- anesthetize
- appease
- assist
- assuage
- attend to
- cheer
- clear the way
- comfort
- cure
- disburden
- disengage
- disentangle
- doctor
- extricate
- forward
- free
- handle
- inch
- induce
- insert
- join
- let up on
- lift
- lighten
- loose
- loosen
- make easier
- maneuver
- meliorate
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- nurse
- open the door
- pacify
- palliate
- promote
- quiet
- relax
- release
- relent
- relieve
- remove
- right
- run interference for
- set right
- simplify
- slack
- slacken
- slide
- slip
- smooth
- soften
- soothe
- speed
- speed up
- squeeze
- steer
- still
- tranquilize
- untighten
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for eased
- aggravate
- agitate
- annoy
- block
- bring down
- burden
- cease
- check
- condemn
- delay
- demote
- depress
- enlarge
- entangle
- exasperate
- excite
- extend
- halt
- harm
- hinder
- hold
- hurt
- impede
- incite
- increase
- injure
- intensify
- irritate
- keep
- maintain
- make difficult
- neglect
- perplex
- provoke
- slow
- stop
- trouble
- upset
- vex
- weaken
- withdraw
- worry
- worsen
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