Synonyms for mitigate
ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪtmit·i·gate

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. mitigateverb

   Synonyms:
   diminish, pacify, mollify, ease, check, lighten, palliate

   Antonyms:
   intensify, increase, irritate, worsen, incite, aggravate, aggrandize, exacerbate

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.3 / 4 votes

1. mitigate

   The storm, the fever, the pain abates. Interest declines. Misfortunes may be mitigated, desires moderated, intense anger abated, population decreased, taxes reduced. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy, suppress a rebellion. See ALLEVIATE.

   Synonyms:
   abate, decline, decrease, diminish, ebb, lessen, lower, moderate, reduce, subside

   Antonyms:
   aggravate, amplify, continue, develop, enhance, enlarge, extend, foment, increase, magnify, rage, raise, revive

   Preposition:
   Abate in fury; abated by law.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. extenuate, palliate, mitigateverb

   lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

   "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

   Synonyms:
   relieve, assuage, palliate, alleviate, extenuate

2. mitigateverb

   make less severe or harsh

   "mitigating circumstances"

   Synonyms:
   palliate, extenuate

Matched Categories

1. • Apologize
   • Law
   • Lessen

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alleviate

   etymologically, to alleviate is to lift a burden toward oneself, and so lighten it for the bearer; to relieve is to lift it back from the bearer, nearly or quite away; to remove is to take it away altogether. alleviate is thus less than relieve; relieve, ordinarily, less than remove. we alleviate, relieve or remove the trouble; we relieve, not alleviate, the sufferer. assuage is, by derivation, to sweeten; mitigate, to make mild; moderate, to bring within measure; abate, to beat down, and so make less. we abate a fever; lessen anxiety; moderate passions or desires; lighten burdens; mitigate or alleviate pain; reduce inflammation;[34] soften, a ssuage, or moderate grief; we lighten or mitigate punishments; we relieve any suffering of body or mind that admits of help, comfort, or remedy. alleviate has been often confused with allay. compare allay.

   Submitted by santoshk.61727 on June 10, 2023  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. mitigateverb

   Synonyms:
   moderate, alleviate, appease, soothe, soften, mollify, pacify, assuage, quiet, still, calm, quell, allay, abate, temper, attemper, lessen, dull, qualify, blunt

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mitigateverb

   Synonyms:
   meliorate, alleviate, assuage, temper

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "mitigate":

   alleviate, mitigating, reduce, attenuate, lessen, ease, alleviation, mitigation, relieve, minimize, mitigated, soften, cushion, attenuation, allay, defuse, ameliorate, limit, diminish, alleviating, lighten, assuage, reducing, offset, easing, dampen

How to pronounce mitigate?

How to say mitigate in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use mitigate in a sentence?

1. Jenna Glover:

   When we encourage kids to develop thinking patterns that focus on the positive, even in difficult circumstances, they are better able to mitigate the negative impact of the stressors in their lives.

2. Christopher Harris:

   I don’t think Mexico is doing this on purpose, but do I think they care - not a bit. The The U-S government has to start doing some things to make Mexico care about its actions, the U-S can not solve this all alone, but we can mitigate the environmental hazards, and that is going to take the EPA and the International Boundary and Water Commission to get off the dime and start doing what they are supposed to.

3. Ian Wilson:

   Banning the FPI will do little to mitigate the factors that have driven its popularity as a social phenomenon, and is likely to ‘radicalise’ some members and sympathisers.

4. Jacqueline Gollan:

   Take small steps to manage Lynn Bufka anxiety, socialize and mitigate actual risk.

5. Paris Independent School District:

   The board believes the dress code can be used to mitigate communicable health issues, and therefore has amended the PISD dress code to protect our students and employees.