relieved

adjective

re·​lieved ri-ˈlēvd How to pronounce relieved (audio)
: experiencing or showing relief especially from anxiety or pent-up emotions
relievedly adverb

Examples of relieved in a Sentence

I was relieved to hear that you're feeling better. He was greeted at the door by his much relieved mother.
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As hoped, she was intensely relieved to be free from the distressing withdrawal symptoms – restless legs, anxiety, bone pain, nausea and chills – and from the guilt, shame and hardship of living with addiction. Lucinda Grande, The Conversation, 27 May 2025 As a relieved June reunites with her friend, Naomi (Ever Carradine) and Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) exit the other car and approach with Angela/Charlotte. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 27 May 2025 This month, administrators and faculty are likely equally relieved to have made it through. Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025 Ultimately, two Incheon officers were sent to prosecutors, with one relieved of his duties after admitting to leaking an entire case report to the press. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for relieved

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of relieved was in 1850

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“Relieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relieved. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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