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

To calm or assuage.
To heal by applications or medicaments; to apply salve to; to anoint.
To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good.
To salvage.
To save (the appearances or the phenomena); to explain (a celestial phenomenon); to account for (the apparent motions of the celestial bodies).
To resolve (a difficulty); to refute (an objection); to harmonize (an apparent contradiction).
To explain away; to mitigate; to excuse.
To say “salve” to; to greet; to salute.

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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