Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  soothe 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  soothe 
 
  Sense  1 
  comfort,  soothe,  console,  solace 
  =>  calm,  calm  down  quiet,  tranquilize,  tranquillize,  tranquillise,  quieten,  lull,  still 
  =>  still  allay,  relieve,  ease 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  soothe 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  soothe 
 
  Sense  1 
  comfort,  soothe,  console,  solace 
  =>  calm,  calm  down  quiet,  tranquilize,  tranquillize,  tranquillise,  quieten,  lull,  still 
  =>  lull 
  =>  compose 
  =>  pacify,  lenify,  conciliate,  assuage,  appease,  mollify,  placate,  gentle,  gruntle 
  =>  reassure,  assure 
  =>  still  allay,  relieve,  ease 
  =>  abreact 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  soothe 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  soothe 
 
  2  senses  of  soothe 
 
  Sense  1 
  comfort,  soothe,  console,  solace 
 
  Sense  2 
  soothe 
  =>  relieve,  alleviate,  palliate,  assuage 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  soothe 
 
  soothe  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  soothe 
 
  Sense  1 
  comfort,  soothe,  console,  solace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  soothe 
  =>  relieve,  alleviate,  palliate,  assuage 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  soothing 
  soothing  syrup 
 
  Overview  of  verb  soothe 
 
  The  verb  soothe  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  comfort,  soothe,  console,  solace  --  (give  moral  or  emotional  strength  to) 
  2.  (1)  soothe  --  (cause  to  feel  better;  "the  medicine  soothes  the  pain  of  the  inflammation") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  soothing 
 
  The  adj  soothing  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  soothing  --  (affording  physical  relief;  "a  soothing  ointment  for  her  sunburn") 
  2.  assuasive,  calming,  pacifying,  soothing  --  (freeing  from  fear  and  anxiety) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  soothing 
 
  2  senses  of  soothing 
 
  Sense  1 
  soothing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  comfortable)  ->  uncomfortable 
 
  Sense  2 
  assuasive,  calming,  pacifying,  soothing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  reassuring)  ->  unreassuring,  worrisome 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  soothing 
 
  2  senses  of  soothing 
 
  Sense  1 
  soothing 
  =>  comfortable  (vs.  uncomfortable),  comfy 
 
  Sense  2 
  assuasive,  calming,  pacifying,  soothing 
  =>  reassuring  (vs.  unreassuring) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  soothing 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  soothing 
 
  soothing  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  soothing 
  soothing 
 
  Overview  of  verb  soothe 
 
  The  verb  soothe  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  comfort,  soothe,  console,  solace  --  (give  moral  or  emotional  strength  to) 
  2.  (1)  soothe  --  (cause  to  feel  better;  "the  medicine  soothes  the  pain  of  the  inflammation") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  soothing 
 
  The  adj  soothing  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  soothing  --  (affording  physical  relief;  "a  soothing  ointment  for  her  sunburn") 
  2.  assuasive,  calming,  pacifying,  soothing  --  (freeing  from  fear  and  anxiety) 

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