1. medicines or treatments that relieve symptoms without curing the underlying condition
Usage: medical
2. things that make a problem seem less serious without actually solving it

Examples

• The doctor prescribed palliatives to help manage the patient’s chronic pain.
• Morphine and other palliatives can improve quality of life for terminal patients.
• The government’s tax cuts were merely palliatives that didn’t address the economic crisis.
• Critics argued that the new policies were palliatives rather than real reforms.
• Palliatives may provide temporary relief but won’t cure the disease.
• The company offered palliatives like free lunches instead of addressing low wages.