Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun palliation

2 senses of palliation

Sense 1
palliation -- (easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause)
       => easing, easement, alleviation, relief -- (the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain")

Sense 2
extenuation, mitigation, palliation -- (to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious)
       => decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down -- (the act of decreasing or reducing something)