salve

The word “salve” has 1 syllable: salve

It's pronounced as /sælv/

What is synonym and antonym for salve?

In the thesaurus, “salve” has 14 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for salve

noun
1. An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects.
2. Any remedy or action that soothes or heals.
verb
1. To calm or assuage.
2. To heal by applications or medicaments; to apply salve to; to anoint.
3. To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good.
4. To salvage.
5. To save (the appearances or the phenomena); to explain (a celestial phenomenon); to account for (the apparent motions of the celestial bodies).
6. To resolve (a difficulty); to refute (an objection); to harmonize (an apparent contradiction).
7. To explain away; to mitigate; to excuse.
8. To say “salve” to; to greet; to salute.
interjection
1. Hail; a greeting.

She applied a soothing salve to her sunburned skin.
His kind words acted as a salve to her wounded pride.
The herbal salve helped alleviate the pain in his sore muscles.
A sincere apology can often serve as a salve to heal strained relationships.
The therapist's empathetic listening was a gentle salve to her emotional wounds.

On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to salve, such as: aggravate, agitate, alleviate, assuage, balm, calm, compose.

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