Synonyms for palliation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pal-ee-eyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæl iˌeɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for palliation Other synonyms for the word palliation
- allayment
- comfort
- comforting
- consolation
- contentment
- cure
- deliverance
- diversion
- ease
- easement
- extrication
- fix
- hand
- happiness
- help
- letup
- lift
- lightening
- load off one's mind
- maintenance
- mitigation
- mollification
- palliative
- quick fix
- refreshment
- release
- remission
- reprieve
- respite
- rest
- restfulness
- satisfaction
- softening
- solace
- succor
- support
- sustenance
Définition of palliation
Origin :- "alleviate without curing," early 15c., from Medieval Latin palliatus, literally "cloaked," from past participle of Late Latin palliare "cover with a cloak, conceal," from Latin pallium "cloak" (see pall (n.)). Related: Palliated; palliating; palliation.
- noun relief
- But what then can I plead for a palliation to myself of my mother's sufferings on my account?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- This was a dreadful state of affairs indeed, and one which admits of no palliation.
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
- What had I to do but to try for a palliation of my confusion, since it served me not?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The prisoner felt that nothing could be said in palliation of this charge.
- Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis
- "She's pretty near all in," he said, in palliation of this action.
- Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
- Sometimes remorse is advanced by criminals as a palliation of their crimes.
- Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
- Appearances were against you, and your condemnation was my brother's palliation, if not acquittal.
- Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz
- But that, as any critic who is not an advocate must see, is no palliation.
- Extract from : « A History of English Literature » by George Saintsbury
- What have you to say in palliation of the injury you have done me?
- Extract from : « The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor » by Samuel James Arnold
- There was not a word of excuse, explanation, or palliation in it from beginning to end.
- Extract from : « Blue Lights » by R.M. Ballantyne
Antonyms for palliation
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