Synonyms for assuasive
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Soothing — mild, soothing
soothing, mild, relieving, sedative, emollient, lenitive, mitigative, alleviative, palliative, demulcent
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Mild, soothing.
Example sentences
- mild Spring brings mild weather after the cold winter.
- soothing Learning English has a very soothing effect on me.
- relieving He contributed much money to relieving the poor.
- sedative Your so-called sedative only exacerbates the pain.
- mitigating There were mitigating circumstances in his favour.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| assuasive | steady | |
| mild | steady | |
| soothing | rising | |
| relieving | falling | |
| sedative | rising | |
| mitigating | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mild1
- 8 letters
- soothing2, sedative3, lenitive
- 9 letters
- relieving3, emollient, demulcent
- 10 letters
- palliative4, mitigating4, mitigative
- 11 letters
- alleviative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (soothing2 = 2 syllables).