Select the word from the given options that is most similar in meaning to the word- ALLEVIATE
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Assuage
To alleviate is to make pain, suffering or a problem less severe. Its synonym is assuage.
Example: The medicine alleviated her headache.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Swell | to become larger, often because of injury (it suggests growth, not relief) | His ankle swelled after the fall. |
| (2) Aggravate | to make a problem or pain worse (the opposite of alleviate) | Running aggravated his knee injury. |
| (3) Repel | to drive or push something away (it does not mean to reduce pain) | This cream repels mosquitoes. |
| (4) Assuage (answer) | to ease or lessen an unpleasant feeling (both words mean making something painful less severe) | His kind words assuaged her fears. |
| Synonyms of alleviate: assuage, relieve, ease, lessen Antonyms of alleviate: aggravate, worsen, intensify, increase Also asked in CUET (UG): alleviate – 18-05-2026 Slot 2, 14-05-2026 Slot 2, 03-06-2025 Slot 2, 19-05-2025 Slot 2, 06-06-2023 Slot 2, 06-06-2023 Slot 1, 23-05-2023 Slot 2, 23-08-2022 Slot 1 aggravate – 03-06-2025 Slot 2, 09-06-2023 Slot 2, 09-06-2023 Slot 1, 06-06-2023 Slot 1, 23-08-2022 Slot 1 repel – 24-05-2023 Slot 3 assuage – 21-05-2026 Slot 1, 15-05-2025 Slot 2, 09-06-2023 Slot 2 |