Synonyms for mitigate
Definitions
- v. 1
To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.
Related words
- Word family
- mitigative mitigating mitigation mitigatory
Forms
- Past participle
- mitigated
e.g. mitigated → alleviated, abated, lessened, eased…
Choose the right word
Assuage is, by derivation, to sweeten; mitigate, to make mild; moderate, to bring within measure; abate, to beat down, and so make less.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- ease I was surprised because he lifted me up with ease.
- relieve William taught Sandra to scream to relieve stress.
- alleviate How can Algeria alleviate the impact of inflation?
- lessen We had to lessen the impact of the erratic supplies.
By length
- 4 letters
- ease1
- 5 letters
- still1, break1, relax2, quell1, abate2, allay2
- 6 letters
- excuse2, lessen2, soften2, soothe1, pacify3
- 7 letters
- relieve2, lighten2, appease2, assuage2, mollify3
- 8 letters
- moderate3, diminish3, militate3, palliate
- 9 letters
- alleviate4, attenuate4, meliorate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (relax2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- mitiger
- Español
- mitigar
- Deutsch
- abschwächen