easing
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a change for the better
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- disembarrassment hyponym
- breath of fresh air hyponym
Related & opposite
- facilitate derivation
Sense 2 noun
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain
Types & categories
- reduction hypernym
- spasmolysis hyponym
- detente hyponym
- palliation hyponym
- liberalization hyponym
- decompressing hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | facilitate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | disembarrassment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | breath of fresh air |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | relieve |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ease |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | allay |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | reduction |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | spasmolysis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | detente |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | palliation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | liberalization |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | decompressing |