RELIEF

n. 1 ease, easing, abatement, easement, deliverance, remedy, redress, alleviation, release, remission, assuagement, liberation, recess We would all welcome relief from this blistering heat Contributions for the relief of famine in Africa would be most welcome. 2 aid, help, support, assistance, succour; comfort How many troops can we send for the relief of the besieged garrison? 3 elevation, projection, contrast, prominence; bas-relief or basso-rilievo ('low relief'), mezzo-rilievo ('medium relief'), alto-rilievo ('high relief') The Greek reliefs brought to England by Lord Elgin are on display at the British Museum 4 substitute, surrogate, replacement, alternate, locum (tenens), stand-in; understudy, double I wish that my relief would arrive so I could go home