Synonym: aid, alleviation, alternate, assistance, change, ease, freedom, help, proxy, release, replacement, substitution. Similar words: relieve, believe, believe in, reliable, derelict, preliminary, reliability, die for. Meaning: [rɪ'lɪːf] 
n. 1. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced 2. the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) 3. (law) redress awarded by a court 4. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) 5. assistance in time of difficulty 6. a pause for relaxation 7. a change for the better 8. aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped 9. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) 10. sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background 11. the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged.
n. 1. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced 2. the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) 3. (law) redress awarded by a court 4. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) 5. assistance in time of difficulty 6. a pause for relaxation 7. a change for the better 8. aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped 9. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) 10. sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background 11. the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged. 
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91, A great sense of relief flooded through her.
92, I felt a tremendous sense of relief and exultation.
93, Emergency aid is being provided by non-governmental relief organizations.
94, Relief workers were handing out emergency rations .
95, Marijuana can provide pain relief for some cancer patients.
96, I felt a sense of indescribable relief.
97, We all heaved a sigh of relief.
98, Coins have pictures on them in relief.
99, The organization provides emergency famine relief.
100, The relief for the military guard is expected soon.
101, The mountain stood out in sharp relief against the evening sky.
102, The 20-strong advance party will be followed by another 600 soldiers as part of UN relief efforts.
103, Relief workers in alliance with local charities are trying to help the famine victims.
104, Thousands of people could die because the relief effort has fallen so far behind.
105, To my great relief/Much to my relief, I wasn't late.
106, The relief supplies are being flown from a warehouse in Pisa.
107, The president is sending in almost 20,000 military personnel to help with the relief efforts.
108, The snow - capped mountains stood out in sharp relief against the blue sky. Sentencedict.com
109, Relief agencies say the immediate problem is not a lack of food, but transportation.
110, There was manifest relief among the workers yesterday at the decision not to close the factory.
111, Their differences have been thrown into sharp relief by the present crisis.
112, His plan for tax relief is fine as far as it goes but will not be sufficient to get the economy moving again.
113, It was a great relief to be back on dry land after such a rough crossing.
114, The decision came as a great relief to us all.
115, It was a relief to share my secret worries with him.
116, As a relief from work she allowed herself a few small indulgences.
117, He felt a deep sense of relief after the phone call.
118, The news will come as a great relief to the French authorities.
119, As he drew nearer, his anxiety gave way to relief.
120, It was a relief that his real name hadn't been appended to the manuscript.