Found 2 items, similar to palliative.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: palliative palliative adj : moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear [syn: alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory] n : remedy that alleviates pain without curing [syn: alleviant, alleviator]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Palliative Palliative \Pal"li*a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. palliatif.] Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate, mitigate, or alleviate. [1913 Webster] Palliative \Pal"li*a*tive\, n. That which palliates; a palliative agent. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]