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ease

ease - noun

Freedom, especially from pain: alleviation, assuagement, mitigation, palliation, relief. See increase.
Freedom from constraint, formality, embarrassment, or awkwardness: casualness, easiness, informality, naturalness, poise, spontaneity, unceremoniousness, unrestraint. See restraint. tighten.
Freedom from labor, responsibility, or strain: leisure, relaxation, repose, rest. See continue.
The ability to perform without apparent effort: easiness, effortlessness, facileness, facility, readiness. See easy.
Steady good fortune or financial security: comfort, prosperity, prosperousness. Informal easy street. See rich. thrive.

To make less severe or more bearable: allay, alleviate, assuage, comfort, lessen, lighten, mitigate, palliate, relieve. See increase.
To reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity: let up, loose, loosen, relax, slack, slacken, untighten. See tighten.
To become or cause to become less active or intense. abate, bate, die(away, down, off, or out), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane. See increase.
To make less difficult: expedite, facilitate. See easy.
To maneuver gently and slowly into place: glide, slide, slip. See careful. easy.
To advance carefully and gradually: edge, sidle. See careful. move.

To moderate or change a position or course of action as a result of pressure: relent, slacken, soften, weaken, yield. See strong.