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palliative vs alleviative

alleviative vs palliative

palliative is a noun but alleviative is not a noun.

palliative and alleviative both are adjectives.

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

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