Synonyms for ease
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Aplomb — comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness Freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness; grace
aplomb, poise, grace, composure, skill, readiness, knack, sang-froid, expertness rare
2. Affluence — comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness Freedom from financial effort or worry; affluence
affluence, plenty, prosperity, wealth, abundance, opulence, fortune
3. Relaxation — comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness Freedom from effort; leisure, rest
4. Easiness — lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily
easiness, simplicity, lightness, facility, simpleness rare
Other
comfort, relief, peace, informality, peace of mind, freedom, serenity, release, satisfaction, enjoyment, security, contentment
Verb
1. Lessen in severity — to alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain)
alleviate, allay, assuage, mitigate, relieve, calm, reduce, still, lessen, smooth, soothe, abate, quiet, lighten, soften, mollify, appease, pacify, tranquilize US, tranquillise UK, tranquillize UK, palliate, disburden rare
2. Facilitate — to reduce the difficulty of (something)
facilitate, simplify, favor US, favour UK
Other
salve, lubricate, coax, cruise, disencumber rare
Definitions
- n. 1
Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.
He played the ukelele with ease.
- n. 2
Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness Freedom from effort; leisure, rest.
We took our ease on the patio.
- v. 1
To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
- v. 2
To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.
We eased the boom vang, then lowered the sail.
Related words
- Word family
- easeful easen easy easiness
- Phrases
- ease up ease off ill at ease do one's ease at ease chapel of ease church of ease closet of ease
Choose the right word
Ease in the sense here considered denotes freedom from conscious or apparent effort, tax, or strain. Ease may be either of condition or of action; facility is always of action; readiness is of action or of expected action.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- grace Everybody at the party was charmed with her grace.
- composure Mennad sat on the ground to regain his composure.
- poise He always reacts with great poise in any emergency.
- aplomb The diplomat handled the tense negotiation with calm aplomb.
- fortune He exploited his position to build up his fortune.
- affluence True affluence is to not need anything.
By length
- 4 letters
- rest1, calm1, coax1
- 5 letters
- still1, peace1, quiet2, grace1, favor2, skill1, relax2, knack1, poise1, salve1, allay2, abate2
- 6 letters
- plenty2, reduce2, wealth1, relief2, smooth1, favour2, cruise1, lessen2, soften2, loosen2, soothe1, repose2, pacify3, aplomb2
- 7 letters
- release2, freedom2, comfort2, fortune2, leisure2, relieve2, lighten2, appease2, assuage2, mollify3, slacken2
- 8 letters
- security4, facility4, mitigate3, simplify3, serenity4, opulence3, easiness, palliate
- 9 letters
- abundance3, enjoyment3, readiness3, alleviate4, composure3, lightness2, affluence3, lubricate3, disburden
- 10 letters
- facilitate4, prosperity4, simplicity4, relaxation4, simpleness, expertness
- 11 letters
- contentment3, informality5, tranquilize3, disencumber
- 12 letters
- satisfaction4, tranquillise, tranquillize
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (quiet2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- facilité
- Italiano
- agevolazione
- Español
- facilidad