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alleviative vs palliative

palliative vs alleviative

alleviative is not a noun while palliative is a noun.

alleviative and palliative both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alleviative No Yes No No
palliative Yes Yes No No
As adjectives, alleviative and palliative are synonyms defined as:
  • alleviative and palliative: moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
Other synonyms of alleviative include alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory.
alleviative (noun) palliative (noun)
remedy that alleviates pain without curing
alleviative (adjective) palliative (adjective)
moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
Difference between alleviative and palliative

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