alleviative

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adjective

That alleviates pain; palliative

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Meanings

adjectivealleviative (comparative more alleviative, superlative most alleviative)

comparative more alleviative · superlative most alleviative

  1. That alleviates pain; palliative
nounalleviative (plural alleviatives)

plural alleviatives

  1. That which alleviates; a drug or remedy.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivemoderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

Similar
alleviatorylenitivemitigativemitigatorypalliativemoderating
Also see
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From alleviate + -ive.

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APA

alleviative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alleviative

MLA

“alleviative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alleviative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alleviative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alleviative.

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