mitigate | Definition of mitigate

Synonyms and Antonyms of mitigate

to make more bearable or less severe

this medicine should mitigate the pain until the strained muscle heals itself

Synonyms of mitigate

allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, help, mollify, palliate, relieve, soothe

Words Related to mitigate

abate, lighten, moderate, soften, temper

cure, heal, remedy

amend, correct, emend, fix, mend, rectify, reform, repair

ameliorate, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect, refine

Near Antonyms of mitigate

harm, hurt, impair, injure

heighten, intensify, sharpen

Antonyms of mitigate

aggravate, exacerbate