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.
Recent Examples on the Web Back in the car, Tamela says Evelyn showed her the paperwork from the clinic and appeared relieved and happy. Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024 When the skies cleared above Tokyo’s historic Akasaka district late one evening in March 2023, no one in the city of 37 million people could have been more relieved than Masanori Aikawa, the tireless location manager employed by Warner Brothers Discovery’s Max and its hit TV series Tokyo Vice. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024 While the improvement in employee retention is positive, employers should not feel relieved just yet. Jason Leverant, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 No one is probably more relieved than California Gov. Gavin Newsom. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024 The relieved couple then dropped by lottery headquarters — and left with a check for $36,000 after taxes. David Chiu, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024 In November, from his townhouse in Tangier, Castellini Baldissera sounds relieved. Nick Haramis Guido Taroni, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024 Our testers liked how its three layers of memory foam relieved pressure and contoured the body. Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024 Now the relieved media really doesn’t have to attend. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024

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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 19 Apr. 2024.

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