Collocations for relief - noun

considerable, deep, enormous, great, huge, immense, intense, overwhelming, tremendous
certain
The news of his appointment was received with a certain relief by most people.

sheer
complete
short-lived, short-term, temporary
The drugs only provided temporary relief from the pain.

fast, immediate, instant
evident, obvious, palpable
She smiled with evident relief.
Their relief at the news was palpable.

blessed, much-needed, sweet, welcome
pain
The injection gives complete pain relief.

symptom, symptomatic (both medical)
Your doctor can give you symptomatic relief, but there is no cure.

stress
Exercise is good for stress relief.

bring (sb), give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)
Morning brought no relief from the heat.

come as
The news came as a welcome relief to Bobby.

seek
She sought relief in vodka.

find, get
He found relief from his fears in a world of fantasy.

experience, feel
I felt enormous relief when he walked through the door.

sense
She could sense his relief when she said she wouldn't be leaving.

express

come
He believes that relief only comes from helping others with their suffering.

flood through sb, sweep over sb, wash over sb
Relief flooded through me as the plane landed safely.

valve (esp. AmE)
a pressure relief valve

in relief
She smiled in relief.

out of relief
He hugged her out of sheer relief.

to your relief
To my great relief, she didn't notice that anything was wrong.

with relief
He sighed with relief.

relief at
relief at not having been made a fool of

relief from
relief from hunger

relief to
The news was a huge relief to her.

a cry of relief, a sigh of relief, tears of relief
He breathed a sigh of relief.

a sense of relief, a wave of relief

humanitarian
disaster, emergency
famine, flood, hurricane, tsunami
short-term
We need long-term solutions as well as short-term emergency relief.

give sb, provide (sb with), send (sb)
The organization provides emergency famine relief.

work
She said that the fighting has halted almost all relief work in the area.

effort, operation
There was a huge international relief effort to bring help to the stricken area.

package, programme/program
Congress has agreed an $11 million relief package for victims of the hurricane.

aid, supplies
agency, fund, organization
worker
convoy, flight

debt, interest (BrE), tax
the abolition of mortgage interest relief

get, obtain, receive
You can get income tax relief for gifts to charity. (BrE)

grant
be entitled to, qualify for
apply for, claim, seek (all esp. BrE)

be available
No tax relief is available in respect of this loss.

light
comic

give (sb), provide (sb with)
The scene provided some comic relief for the audience.

for relief
The comical characters are brought into the story for a little light relief.

a moment of relief

high
The scene has been carved in high relief.

bas, low
carved
bronze, marble, plaster, etc.
classical, Greek, Roman, etc.

carve (sth) in

carving, sculpture
panel

in relief
a sculpture in high relief

bold, sharp, stark

bring sth into, throw sth into (often figurative)
The proximity of the wealthy suburb to the squatter camp throws the plight of the squatters into even sharper relief.

stand out in
The snow-capped mountains stood out in sharp relief against the blue sky.