allayed

verb

Definition of allayednext
past tense of allay
as in alleviated
to make more bearable or less severe a gentle breeze would allay the heat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allayed
  1. alleviated
  2. relieved
  3. soothed
  4. eased
  5. mitigated
Verb
  • Makeup sliding off and creasing as the day wears on can be alleviated with setting spray.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Resident Debbie Robinson said the new road has alleviated her concerns about limited evacuation routes in case of a wildfire or other emergency.
    Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of alleviated
Verb
  • Some of the congestion was relieved several years ago when Buckeye, Maricopa County and ADOT decided to make the intersection a four-way stop as opposed to a two-way stop.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Cardona said at the time that four million people have had debt relief in the last three years, and that one in ten student borrowers have had their debt relieved—around $160 billion.
    Nik Popli, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of relieved
Verb
  • Use it in the morning and night as the first step after cleansing for an extra dose of moisture that'll leave your skin looking and feeling soothed.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024
  • This formula has calendula, chamomile and other botanical ingredients that soothed our dry skin while leaving our hands smelling great.
    L.A. Hubilla, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of soothed
Verb
  • Stop-start arcs ran into the growing responsibilities of Real Life as the band’s members eased deeper into their 30s.
    Ryan Leas, SPIN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In response to Hurricane Helene, federal and state regulatory agencies have taken such measures as waiving ATM fees and overdraft fees, eased credit terms for new loans, waived late fees for credit card and other loan balances.
    David Moin, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of eased
Verb
  • Businesses rely on tech to reduce costs and improve features; however, each technology tool and platform has unique threats and risks that need to be mitigated by software development and/or engineering teams.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Over time, Israeli control over this population became increasingly entrenched, mitigated only marginally by the limited local autonomy established in the 1993 Oslo accords.
    Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of mitigated
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