Adjective soothing has 2 senses
- soothing - affording physical relief; "a soothing ointment for her sunburn"
Antonym: uncomfortable (indirect, via comfortable)
- assuasive, calming, pacifying, soothing - freeing from fear and anxiety
Antonyms: unreassuring, worrisome (indirect, via reassuring)
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Verb soothe has 2 senses
- comfort, soothe, console, solace - give moral or emotional strength to
Sample sentences:
The good news will soothe her
The performance is likely to soothe Sue
- soothe - cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"
--2 is one way to relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
Antonyms: irritate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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