Reliance, n.
- 1. Dependence, trust, confidence.
- 2. Hope, ground of trust, sure dependence.
Reliant, a. Confident, trusting, self-reliant.
Relics, n. pl.
- 1. Remains, remnants, scraps, fragments, leavings, remainder.
- 2. Corpse, dead body, remains.
- 3. Memorial, memento, remembrance, souvenir, keepsake.
Relict, n. Widow.
Relief, n.
- 1. Succor, help, assistance, aid, support, alleviation, mitigation, ease, comfort.
- 2. Release.
- 3. Redress, indemnification, remedy.
- 4. Projection, prominence, rilievo.
Relieve, v. a.
- 1. Succor, aid, help, assist, comfort, free.
- 2. Allay, mitigate, assuage, soothe, lessen, palliate, ease, remedy, cure, remove, alleviate, abate, lighten,
diminish.
- 3. Redress, indemnify, right.
- 4. Release, remedy.
- 5. Put in relief, set off by contrast.
- 6. Assist, help, support, sustain.