Antonyms 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.

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

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

   Preposition:
   Abate in fury; abated by law.

Matched Categories

1. • Apologize
   • Law
   • Lessen

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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, mitigate, alleviate, extenuate

2. mitigateverb

   make less severe or harsh

   "mitigating circumstances"

   Synonyms:
   palliate, extenuate

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

1. mitigateverb

   Synonyms:
   meliorate, alleviate, assuage, temper

How to use Mitigate in a sentence?

1. Arun Chandrasekaran:

   Blind trust in these solutions is as dangerous as complete lack of faith in the effectiveness of it, generative AI solutions can also make up facts or present inaccurate information from time to time – and organizations need to be prepared to mitigate this negative impact.

2. Arturo Henriquez:

   We are going to mitigate bad practices with a centralized, standardized process with due controls.

3. Andrew Rundle:

   The COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for widespread sickness and death, straining healthcare systems, shutting down economies, and closing school districts, while it is a priority to mitigate its immediate impact, it is important to consider ways to prevent its long-term effects, including new risks for childhood obesity.

4. Sergei Skripal:

   There is a real commitment to work together to mitigate those risks and deter them.

5. Michael Sherwin:

   No US attorney's office has charged that many cases, executed this many subpoenas and search warrants in such a short period of time, speed was critical. We had the Inauguration coming up. We had to instill in the public a sense of order and the rule of law, to mitigate the damage that happened that day.

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