Synonyms for AMEND
əˈmɛndamend

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. amend

   To amend is to change for the better by removing faults, errors, or defects, and always refers to that which at some point falls short of a standard of excellence. Advance, better, and improve may refer either to what is quite imperfect or to what has reached a high degree of excellence; we advance the kingdom of God, improve the minds of our children, better the morals of the people. But for matters below the point of ordinary approval we seldom use these words; we do not speak of bettering a wretched alley, or improving a foul sewer. There we use cleanse, purify, or similar words. We correct evils, reform abuses, rectify incidental conditions of evil or error; we ameliorate poverty and misery, which we can not wholly remove. We mend a tool, repair a building, correct proof; we amend character or conduct that is faulty, or a statement or law that is defective. A text, writing, or statement is amended by the author or by some adequate authority; it is often emended by conjecture. A motion is amended by the mover or by the assembly; a constitution is amended by the people; an ancient text is emended by a critic who believes that what seems to him the better reading is what the author wrote. Compare ALLEVIATE.

   Synonyms:
   advance, ameliorate, better, cleanse, correct, emend, improve, make better, meliorate, mend, mitigate, purify, rectify, reform, repair

   Antonyms:
   aggravate, blemish, corrupt, debase, depress, deteriorate, harm, impair, injure, mar, spoil, tarnish, vitiate

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1. amend

   Synonyms:
   improve, mend, repair, correct, rectify, better, ameliorate, reform

   Antonyms:
   deteriorate, degenerate, neglect, aggravate, tarnish, blemish, spoil, corrupt, vitiate, impair, mar

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amendverb

   make amendments to

   "amend the document"

   Synonyms:
   better, improve, repair, remedy, meliorate, remediate, ameliorate, rectify

2. better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorateverb

   to make better

   "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

   Synonyms:
   better, improve, repair, remedy, amend, meliorate, remediate, break, ameliorate, rectify

3. rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amendverb

   set straight or right

   "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"

   Synonyms:
   right, reform, compensate, revivify, remediate, recompense, fix, bushel, reanimate, mend, vivify, amend, renovate, improve, correct, quicken, regenerate, reclaim, resort, restore, ameliorate, relieve, rectify, touch on, recreate, remedy, refine, repair, animate, better, furbish up, meliorate, revive, doctor, indemnify

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Correct
   • Revise

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amendverb

   Synonyms:
   improve, mend, emend, correct, rectify, reform, AMELIORATE

2. amendverb

   Synonyms:
   improve, mend, become better

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1. List of paraphrases for "amend":

   modify, amending, alter, change, amendment, modifying, amended, revise, modification, altering, changing, vary, amendments, amends, adjust, modified, modifies, edit, revised, changes, changed, replace, revision

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1. Chris Petley:

   From the moment January Littlejohn first emailed January Littlejohn child's teacher to inform our staff of the situation, this has been handled together in partnership with clear communication. We understand that outside entities have now become involved, but the family clearly instructed the school staff via email to allow their child to' take the lead on this' and to do' whatever you think is the best,' additionally, our superintendent met with the family and committed to amend any vague or unclear policy language -- of which we have created a committee and are working on currently. We truly hope for a swift outcome in this case in order to allow the student to continue to succeed in school.

2. Piyabutr Saengkanokkul:

   We, the opposition parties, will push ahead to amend the constitution.

3. Maulana Fazl:

   Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif heard our reservations against the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act 2016. He promised to amend the law so that it doesn’t contravene the teachings of the holy Koran.

4. Jeff Kasky:

   The ultimate goal is to amend the National Firearms Act of 1934 by adding just a paragraph or two or whatever it takes to ban assault weapons and also ban the more dangerous accessories of assault weapons, such as high capacity magazines and bump stocks, but we know to get to that very simple goal, we have to take the NRA out of our politics.

5. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

   The West understands that today's situation is a dead end - when everyone assumes that it is up to Russia to implement the Minsk accords while Ukraine can do just nothing. That it may not amend its constitution, may not give special status to the Donbass region ... Everyone understands that no one will resolve these issues for Ukraine.