Synonyms for palliative
ˈpæl iˌeɪ tɪv, -i ə tɪvpal·lia·tive

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1. palliative

   Synonyms:
   conservative, inadequate, incomplete, moderate, partial, slight, superficial, tentative, trial

   Antonyms:
   complete, constitutional, entire, essential, extreme, fundamental, ingrained, innate, native, natural, organic, original, perfect, positive, primitive, radical, thorough, thoroughgoing, total

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1. palliative, alleviant, alleviatoradjective

   remedy that alleviates pain without curing

   Synonyms:
   alleviant, alleviator

   Antonyms:
   intensifying

2. alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliativeadjective

   moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

   Synonyms:
   lenitive, alleviatory, mitigative, alleviative, mitigatory

   Antonyms:
   intensifying

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1. palliativenoun

   Synonyms:
   lenitive

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1. palliativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   lenitive, mitigative, palliatory, apologetic, extenuating

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1. List of paraphrases for "palliative":

   palliation, hospice, affirmative, stopgap

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1. Catherine Campisi:

   Assisted suicide is inherently dangerous to those who are expensive to care for or who lack access to proper medical care, and rather than open up that Pandora's box, we ought to be exploring how to expand hospice and palliative care to address the needs of those terminally ill.

2. Anthony Caprio:

   These ` nothing left to do ’ conversations often frame palliative care as a way to help people die comfortably, rather than an approach to care that allows them to live with the highest quality of life for as long as possible.

3. Anthony Caprio:

   I often describe palliative care as an extra layer of support, who would n’t want more support, especially during a difficult illness ?

4. Jon Radulovic:

   To get into hospice you have to acknowledge that a cure isn't possible but any treatment that is palliative in nature is fair game.

5. Pope Francis:

   It is with the heaviest of hearts but with complete conviction for Charlie’s best interests that I find it is in Charlie’s best interests that I accede to these applications and rule that Great Ormond Street Hospital may lawfully withdraw all treatment save for palliative care to permit Charlie to die with dignity.