AMELIORATED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

ameliorated

verb

past tense of ameliorate

as in improved

to make better social legislation that must be given credit for ameliorating the lot of millions of deprived people

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Recent Examples of ameliorated Some of them will be only ameliorated or policed; others might be unsolvable in principle. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 According to the European Commission, the duty-free de minimis exemption was introduced in order to alleviate administrative burdens for customs authorities and businesses, but the digitalization of customs procedures has ameliorated that issue. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 June 2026 The 40-foot elevation drop from the General Hospital forecourt to the commercial hub will be ameliorated by raising the low area about 20 feet. — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 And can the extreme technical divergences and multiple overbought conditions be ameliorated without much pain, as suggested by Monday's benign rotational action in the face of a stiff drop in semis and other momentum stocks? — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 May 2026 Since then the institutions of American aging have reproduced rather than ameliorated the inequalities and injustices of the wider American economy. — Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 Of course, with so many personnel across the agency already gone, some damage can’t be undone, but it will be greatly ameliorated. — Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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Beijing’s endorsement of DeepSeek and Liang has also helped open doors and improved their access to marquee listings.

— Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Robinson’s ability to set the edge in the run game seems much improved.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

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For daily family casual gaming scenarios, the M7SG is equipped with exclusive Game Mode Plus and enhanced Game Bar, supporting VRR variable refresh rate and ALLM automatic low-latency mode.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2026
Meta agreed to impose changes including a default two-hour daily time limit for teens across Facebook and Instagram, muted notifications during school hours, and enhanced parental controls, with more updates potentially on the horizon.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

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