Definition of relieved in English:
relieved
adjective rɪˈliːvdrəˈlivd
No longer feeling distressed or anxious; reassured.
relieved parents who had waited anxiously for news
Example sentencesExamples
- More than 30 were relieved to discover they were staying at the school.
- However, I also felt relieved that he wasn't here to complicate things.
- At this point I'm not sure if I'm relieved or disappointed.
- She was relieved to see the bright lights of the terminal only a few feet away.
- Are you relieved to know that she's not dying or very ill?
Synonyms
glad, thankful, grateful, pleased, happy
put at one's ease, easy/easier in one's mind, comforted, cheered, reassured
Derivatives
adverb
I nodded and he relievedly ran off.
Example sentencesExamples
- As they roared down the grade leading to the river crossing, Toby sighed relievedly.
- She looked up at him, then smiled and laughed relievedly.