Meanings
comparative more relieved · superlative most relieved
- Experiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort.
She was extremely relieved when the lesson finished.
1 more example
In a single moment Montenegro and their supporters were given fresh impetus and encouragement. Beciraj tested Hart with a low shot before teenager Phil Jones, on his England debut, suffered an anxious moment when Stevan Jovetic went down under his challenge, leaving the youngster clearly relieved to see referee Stark wave away Montenegro's appeals.
2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of relieve
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
adjectiveextending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan alleujat
- alleujatalleviated
Chinese Mandarin 安心的, 宽慰的
- 安心的alleviated
- 宽慰的alleviated
- 欣慰的alleviated
Czech uklidněný, ulevený
- uklidněnýalleviated
- ulevenýalleviated
Dutch opgelucht
- opgeluchtalleviated
Finnish huojentunut
- huojentunutalleviated
French soulagé
- soulagéalleviated
German erleichtert
- erleichtertalleviated
Hindi निश्चिंत
- निश्चिंत (niścint)alleviated
Italian sollevato
- sollevatoalleviated
Portuguese aliviado
- aliviadoalleviated
Swedish lättad
- lättadalleviated
Thai โล่งอก, โล่งใจ
- โล่งอก (lôong-òk)alleviated
- โล่งใจalleviated
- เบาใจ (bao-jai)alleviated
- เบาอกalleviated
Cite this entry
relieved. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relieved
“relieved.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relieved. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relieved,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relieved.
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