Meaning & use
Eased
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Made something less severe, difficult, or painful, or moved carefully and gradually into or out of a position.
See it in a sentence
The new medication eased her chronic back pain considerably.
He eased the car into the tight parking spot.
A note on using this word
Financial reporting often uses 'eased' to describe a market or interest rate falling gently, as in 'stocks eased lower.'
Words with a similar meaning
relievedalleviated
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Words with an opposite meaning
worsenedaggravated
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