Synonyms of the word

soothe

• v. (transitive, obsolete) To prove true; verify; confirm as true.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.
• v. (transitive) To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.
• v. (transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
• v. (transitive) To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.
• v. (transitive, rare) To smooth over; render less obnoxious.
• v. (transitive) To calm or placate someone or some situation.
• v. (transitive) To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
• v. (intransitive) To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.
• v. (intransitive) To bring comfort or relief.

alleviate

• v. (transitive) To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.

assuage

• v. (transitive) To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc.).
• v. (transitive) To pacify or soothe (someone).
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To calm down, become less violent (of passion, hunger etc.); to subside, to abate.

comfort

• n. Contentment, ease.
• n. Something that offers comfort.
• n. A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
• n. A cause of relief or satisfaction.
• v. (transitive) To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.
• v. (transitive) To make comfortable.
• v. (obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
• v. (obsolete) To assist or help; to aid.

console

• n. A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one that houses home entertainment equipment,…
• n. A cabinet that controls, instruments, and displays are mounted upon.
• n. The keyboard and screen of a computer or other electronic device.
• n. (automotive) A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.
• n. (video games) A device dedicated to playing video games, set apart from arcade cabinets by its ability…
• n. (architecture) An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
• v. (transitive) To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.

palliate

• adj. (obsolete) Cloaked; hidden, concealed.
• adj. (obsolete) Eased; mitigated; alleviated.
• v. To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
• v. (obsolete) To hide or disguise.
• v. To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies.
• v. (obsolete) To lessen the severity of; to extenuate, moderate, qualify.
• v. To placate or mollify.

relieve

• v. To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or…
• v. To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.
• v. To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.).
• v. To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty).
• v. (obsolete) To lift up; to raise again.
• v. (now rare) To raise (someone) out of danger or from (a specified difficulty etc.).
• v. (law) To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to.
• v. To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the siege on.
• v. To release (someone) from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.
• v. (military, job) To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place.
• v. (now rare) To make (something) stand out; to make prominent, bring into relief.
• v. (reflexive) To go to the toilet; to defecate or urinate.

solace

• n. Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.
• n. A source of comfort or consolation.
• v. To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
• v. To allay or assuage.
• v. (intransitive) To take comfort; to be cheered.