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

1 sense of palliative

Sense 1
palliative, alleviant, alleviator -- (remedy that alleviates pain without curing)
       => remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic -- (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)

Antonyms of adj palliative

1 sense of palliative

Sense 1
alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative -- (moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear)

INDIRECT (VIA moderating) -> intensifying -- (increasing in strength or intensity)

Similarity of adj palliative

1 sense of palliative

Sense 1
alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative -- (moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear)
       => moderating (vs. intensifying) -- (lessening in intensity or strength)