Hypernyms for "relief"
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alternate
alto relievo
alto rilievo
bas relief
basso relievo
basso rilievo
breath
breath of fresh air
breather
breathing place
breathing space
breathing spell
breathing time
comfort
consolation
decompressing
decompression
detente
disembarrassment
double
half-relief
high relief
liberalisation
liberalization
locum
locum tenens
low relief
mercy
mezzo-relievo
mezzo-rilievo
palliation
relaxation
replacement
reprieve
respite
solace
spasmolysis
stunt man
stunt woman
surrogate
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.