SYN: Parable, metaphor, fable, illustration, image.
ANT: History, fact, narrative.
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KEY: Alleviate.
SYN: Lighten, lessen, assuage, mitigate, soothe, moderate, relieve, remit, diminish.
ANT: Aggravate, enhance, increase, embitter, augment.
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KEY: Alliance.
SYN: Compact, treaty, cooperation, union, connection, partnership, league, combination, coalition, confederation, friendship, relation, relationship.
ANT: Disunion, enmity, divorce, discord, disruption, antagonism, separation, estrangement, hostility.