easing

The word “easing” has 2 syllables: eas-ing.

It's pronounced as /ˈiːzɪŋ/.


What is synonym and antonym for easing?

In the thesaurus, “easing” has 17 synonyms and 32 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for easing along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for easing

  • aiding
  • alleviating
  • calming
  • conciliation
  • decreasing
  • diminishing
  • facilitating
  • helping
  • loosening
  • mitigating
  • moderation
  • reassuring
  • reducing
  • relieving
  • softening
  • soothing
  • subsiding

Antonyms for easing

  • accumulating
  • aggravating
  • amplifying
  • augmenting
  • binding
  • boosting
  • building
  • burgeoning
  • complicating
  • enlarging
  • escalating
  • exacerbating
  • expanding
  • extending
  • growing
  • harming
  • hindering
  • hurting
  • impairing
  • impeding
  • increasing
  • injuring
  • intensifying
  • mounting
  • nonautomatic
  • raising
  • rising
  • soaring
  • straining
  • stretching
  • swelling
  • tightening

Meanings of easing

  • verb
    1. To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
    2. To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
    3. To give respite to (someone).
    4. To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.
    5. To reduce the difficulty of (something).
    6. To move (something) slowly and carefully.
    7. To lessen in severity.
    8. To proceed with little effort.
  • noun
    1. The act by which something is eased.

Example Sentences

  • The therapist focused on easing the tension in the client's muscles.
  • A gentle breeze was easing the heat of the summer afternoon.
  • The new policy was aimed at easing the burden on small businesses.
  • The doctor recommended specific exercises for easing joint pain.
  • As the storm passed, the rain was gradually easing, bringing relief to the residents.

On this page you'll find 49 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to easing, such as: accumulating, aggravating, aiding, alleviating, amplifying, augmenting, binding.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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abating

  • abolishing
  • avoiding
  • canceling
  • cancelling
  • collapsing
  • declining
  • decreasing
  • deducting
  • depriving
  • descending
  • diminishing
  • ebbing
  • encouraging
  • lowering
  • moderating
  • overturning
  • plunging
  • reassuring
  • reducing
  • refreshing
  • repealing
  • sliding
  • soothing
  • stripping
  • subsiding
  • subtracting
  • tumbling
  • waning
  • weakening

bad

  • adverse
  • atrocious
  • awful
  • badly
  • bitter
  • cheap
  • corrupted
  • cruel
  • crummy
  • damaging
  • dangerous
  • dark
  • defective
  • deficient
  • depressed
  • detrimental
  • disastrous
  • disgusting
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  • dreadful
  • evil
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  • imperfect
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  • intense
  • invalid
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  • null
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  • unlawful
  • unpleasant
  • unpleasing
  • upset
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  • vile
  • void
  • wicked
  • worried
  • wrong

badgering

  • banter
  • irritating
  • joking
  • mocking
  • pestering
  • taunt
  • taunting
  • teasing

baiting

  • derisive
  • entice
  • enticement
  • enticing
  • harass
  • heckling
  • irk
  • jeering
  • luring
  • mocking
  • needling
  • persuading
  • ridiculing
  • seduce
  • seducing
  • taunting
  • tease
  • teasing
  • tempting
  • torment

ballooning

  • accelerating
  • ballooned
  • blimp
  • bulging
  • climbing
  • dilated
  • dilating
  • enlarge
  • expand
  • expanded
  • expanding
  • gliding
  • increasing
  • inflate
  • poking
  • protruding
  • protuberant
  • rising
  • soaring
  • swell
  • swelling
  • swollen
  • turgescent
  • ventricose

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