Synonyms for melioration
Most common
Forms
- Plural
- meliorations → ameliorations, betterments, improvements, amendments…
Example sentences
- betterment We can contribute to the betterment of society.
- improvement There is need for improvement in your handwriting.
- amendment The Thirteenth Amendment freed all Negro slaves.
- mitigation There's a mitigation in the translation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| melioration | falling | |
| betterment | falling | |
| amelioration | falling | |
| improvement | falling | |
| amendment | falling | |
| mitigation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- amendment3
- 10 letters
- mitigation4, betterment3
- 11 letters
- improvement3
- 12 letters
- amelioration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amendment3 = 3 syllables).