Synonyms of palliating

palliating

verb

present participle of palliate

1

as in excusing

to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses

don't try to palliate your constant lying by claiming that everybody lies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excusing
• justifying
• explaining
• extenuating
• whitewashing
• deodorizing
• glossing (over)
• explaining away
• minimizing
• confessing
• mitigating
• rationalizing
• alleviating
• varnishing
• apologizing
• atoning
• glozing (over)
• exculpating
• sugarcoating
• softening
• accounting (for)
• lessening
• tempering
• vindicating
• exonerating
• acquitting
• moderating
• lightening
• easing
• absolving
• soft-pedaling
• playing down
• clearing

2

as in alleviating

to make more bearable or less severe

this medicine should palliate your cough at least a little

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleviating
• relieving
• mitigating
• helping
• soothing
• easing
• softening
• allaying
• curing
• healing
• improving
• mollifying
• assuaging
• remedying
• enhancing
• tempering
• moderating
• correcting
• ameliorating
• lightening
• repairing
• rectifying
• fixing
• amending
• abating
• reforming
• refining
• perfecting
• enriching
• emending
• bettering
• mending
• meliorating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggravating
• impairing
• hurting
• injuring
• harming
• exacerbating
• intensifying
• sharpening
• heightening