relief, n. [alleviation], [mitigation], [comfort], [ease], [succor], [palliation], assuagement, [help]; [redress], [remedy]; [relay], reinforcement; prominence, projection.
relieve, v. assuage, [alleviate], [allay], [lessen], [remedy], [ease], [mitigate], [palliate], [succor], extricate, disentangle, disburden, [redress], [disengage].
relieving, a. [mitigative], assuasive, [palliative], remedial, emollient, lenitive, comforting.
religious, a. [pious], [godly], [devout], [righteous], [devotional]; [strict], [exact], [scrupulous], [conscientious].
relinquish, v. [surrender], [waive], [forego], [renounce], [cede], [abandon], [desert].
relinquishment, n. [surrender], [abandonment], [renunciation].
relishable, a. palatable, gustable.
reluctance, n. unwillingness, disinclination, [aversion].
reluctant, a. disinclined, [unwilling], [averse], loath, [indisposed].
remain, v. See stay.