relieving

re-liev-ing

verb

Causing a reduction in pain, stress, or difficulty; taking over a duty.

"The warm bath was relieving his tension."

adjective

Providing comfort or easing an unpleasant feeling or difficult situation.

"The news was incredibly relieving."

Thesaurus

Synonyms: remedy, relieve, salvage, salve, save, ease, still, allay, exempt, free, let off, excuse

Antonyms: apply, enforce, implement