ADJ
- considerable, deep, enormous, great, huge, immense, intense, overwhelming, tremendous
- certain
- The news of his appointment was received with a certain relief by most people
- sheer
- complete
- temporary
- The drugs only provided temporary relief from the pain
- fast, immediate, instant
- evident, obvious
- She smiled with evident relief
- blessed, welcome
- pain
- The injection gives complete pain relief
VERB + RELIEF
- bring (sb), give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)
- Morning brought no relief from the heat
- come as
- The news came as a welcome relief to Brian
- seek
- She sought relief in drink
- find, get
- He found relief from his fears in a world of fantasy and art
- experience, feel
- I felt enormous relief once they phoned
- sense
- She could sense his relief when she said she wouldn't be leaving
- express
RELIEF + VERB
- come
- He believes that relief only comes from helping others with their suffering
- flood
- Relief flooded through me as the aeroplane landed safely
PREP
- in ~
- She smiled in relief
- out of ~
- He hugged her out of sheer relief
- to your ~
- To my great relief, she didn't notice that anything was wrong
- with ~
- He sighed with relief
- ~ at
- relief at not having been made a fool of
- ~ from
- relief from hunger
- ~ to
- The news was a huge relief to her
PHRASES
- a cry/a sigh/tears of relief
- He breathed a sigh of relief
- a sense/wave of relief
ADJ
- humanitarian
- emergency
- famine, flood
- foreign, international
VERB + RELIEF
- give sb, provide (sb with), send (sb)
- The organization provides emergency famine relief
RELIEF + NOUN
- work
- She said that the fighting has halted almost all relief work in the area
- effort, operation
- There was a huge international relief effort to bring help to the stricken area
- package, programme
- Congress has agreed an $11 million relief package for victims of the hurricane
- aid, supplies
- agency, fund, organization
- staff, worker
- convoy, flight
ADJ
- debt, interest, mortgage, tax
VERB + RELIEF
- get, obtain, receive
- You get mortgage relief of 10% on the next
- £
- 5,000
- be entitled to, qualify for
- apply for, claim, seek
RELIEF + VERB
- be available
- No tax relief is available in respect of this loss
VERB + RELIEF
- give (sb), provide (sb with)
- The scene provided some comic relief for the audience
PREP
- for ~
- The comical characters are brought into the story for a little light relief
ADJ
- high
- The scene has been carved in high relief
- bas, low
- carved, sculptured
- alabaster, bronze, marble, plaster, stucco
- classical, Greek, Roman
PREP
- in ~
- a sculpture in high relief
VERB + RELIEF
- bring sth into, throw sth into (often figurative)
- The proximity of the wealthy suburb to the squatter camp throws the plight of the squatters into even sharper relief
- stand out in
- The snow-capped mountains stood out in sharp relief against the blue sky