Eased

Eased is the past tense and past participle of the verb ease. In general usage, to ease means to reduce pain, difficulty, or intensity, to relieve, or to make something less severe or burdensome. It can also mean to move something gently or to loosen pressure, grip, or flow. As an adjective, eased describes something made softer, less abrupt, or more gradual.

In language and everyday use, examples include easing pain or easing tensions between groups. In physical contexts, one might ease a door open, ease pressure on a damaged joint, or ease the pace of a project. In crafts and manufacturing, an edge or corner can be eased—rounded or beveled slightly—to remove sharpness and create a smoother transition between surfaces.

In design and media, eased can describe both motion and transitions. In animation and user interfaces, easing refers to non-linear timing functions that control how a value changes over time, producing acceleration and deceleration effects. Objects that move with easing begin slowly, speed up, and then slow down toward the end, creating a more natural feel than a constant-speed movement. The term can also apply to edits or adjustments that gradually reduce abrupt changes, such as easing in audio or visual parameters.

Eased contrasts with related terms such as ease and easing, which describe the concept in general, and with specific technical phrases that name particular easing functions or effects.