Reducing deforestation is one way to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
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Mitigate
/ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/
Synonyms for "mitigate" (344 found)
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Closest matches (69)
abateaccommodateadaptadjustadjust toaidallayalleviateallow foralterameliorateanesthetizeappeaseassortmentassuageattemperattenuatebank the firebatebe changed
Verb(18 words)
Noun(11 words)
address reading difficultyalleviatingamelioratingantidoassuagingbackstopbluntingbufferschemical hazard controlcombatcombats
Adjective(2 words)
Strong matches (103)
Verb(27 words)
combattingcounteractcounteractedcounteractingcushioneddampeddampendampen vibrationdampeneddampensdecriminalizedeescalatedeescalatesdefuseddefusesdiminish impacteaseeasedeasesedulcorate
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come aboutcome aroundcome roundcomfortcomposeconditionconstraincontrolconvertcounteractcrampcripplecushiondampdampende emphasizede-emphasizedeadendeaden the paindebilitate
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Noun(16 words)
commutecommutescommutingcounter evidencecounteractscounteringcounterscushioningdampeningdampsdeescalatingdefusingeasingensuringhedging adverbshelps
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (172)
leavenlenifylessenlet downlet uplet up onlightenlimitlooseloosenlullmake allowance formelioratemincemoderatemodifymodulatemollifymutatenarrow
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numbobtundoverthrowpacifypadpalliateplacateplay downpoulticepour balm intopour oil onpreventqualifyquellrattlere createre-createrealignrebuildreconstructredesignreducereduce the temperaturerefitreformregulateregulate byrelaxrelieveremakeremedyremitrenewreshaperestrainrestrictrestructurerevamprevivering the changessalvesapseasonset conditionsset limitsshakeshake upshiftshift the sceneshuffle the cardssilenceslackslack offslack upslackenslakeslow downslur oversmoothsmothersobersober downsoft pedalsoft-pedalsoftensoften upsolacesoothestiflestillstupesubduesubvertsuppresssweetenswervetacktake a turntake the edge offtametempertone downtune downturnturn asideturn intoturn over a new leafturn the cornerturn the scaleturn the tablesturn the tideturn upside downunbendunbraceundergo a changeundermineunderplayunmanunnerveunstrainunstrengthenunstringvarnishvaryveerwarpwater downweakenwhitewashwork a changeworsen
Verb(28 words)
Noun(10 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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14 entriesalleviationapologiseapologizedecreasediscretionary leniencyexcuseharm preventionlessenminifypenalty reductionrationaliserationalizereducerisk reduction
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10 entriesCollocations
6 entriesmitigate damagemitigate impactmitigate liabilitymitigate riskmitigating evidencemitigating factors
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Friendly words will mitigate their fury.
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I don't know whether we can fix the problem, but we can mitigate its effects.
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“Now all countries must develop that same muscle memory and invest in the measures that will prevent, control and mitigate the next crisis,” Tedros said.
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