Synonyms for mitigate
ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪtmit·i·gate

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1. mitigateverb

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

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

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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.

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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

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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  

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1. mitigateverb

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

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1. mitigateverb

   Synonyms:
   meliorate, alleviate, assuage, temper

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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

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How to use mitigate in a sentence?

1. Joe Manchin:

   His decision to veto such a commonsense bill prior to the unfolding of regular congressional order and the offering of amendments appears premature and does little to mitigate the congressional gridlock.

2. Alannah Hurley:

   It is impossible for Pebble to mitigate the devastation this mine will have on our Native cultures, our way of life that has been sustained for thousands of years by the pristine lands and waters of the Bristol Bay watershed.

3. Matthew Kumjian:

   Anything larger than about a quarter in size can start putting dents into your car, in some rare cases, 6-inch hail has actually gone through roofs and multiple floors in houses. Wed like to help mitigate the impacts on life and property, to help anticipate these kinds of events.

4. Chuangshi Wang:

   In these individuals, a daytime nap seemed to compensate for the lack of sleep at night and to mitigate the risks.

5. Foreign Minister Wang Yi:

   China has overcome its own difficulty and increased water outflow from the Lancang River to help Mekong countries mitigate the drought, we also agreed to strengthen such cooperation within the framework of LMC to ensure the rational and sustainable use of water resources.