Synonyms for mitigatory
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable
Example sentences
- palliative She was a palliative care nurse until her retirement.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mitigatory | rising | |
| palliative | rising | |
| lenitive | falling | |
| alleviatory | steady | |
| mitigative | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- lenitive
- 10 letters
- palliative4, mitigative
- 11 letters
- alleviatory, alleviative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (palliative4 = 4 syllables).