soothed

Definitions

Gently calmed or relieved pain, distress, or agitation.

Reduced the intensity or severity of something unpleasant.

Examples

The gentle sound of the rain soothed her anxious mind.

He soothed the crying baby by rocking him slowly in the chair.

Synonyms

calmed pacified relieved comforted mollified allayed assuaged

Antonyms

agitated disturbed provoked irritated upset exacerbated inflamed