reliefs

Noun

• the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
• the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
• (law) redress awarded by a court
• someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
• assistance in time of difficulty
• a pause for relaxation
• a change for the better
• aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
• the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
• sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
• the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
• plural of relief

Synonyms

alleviation, assuagement, backup, backup man, ease, easement, easing, embossment, fill-in, ministration, moderation, relief, reliever, relievo, respite, rest, rest period, rilievo, sculptural relief, stand-in, substitute, succor, succour