MITIGATION Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

mitigation

noun

Definition of mitigation

as in decrease

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Recent Examples of mitigation Half of the funding came from Jefferson County’s Parks and Open Space funding, and the rest was funded through a wildfire mitigation grant program run by the Colorado State Forest Service. — Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026 The governor’s previous proposal had also tied the loss of bonuses to a finding by state regulators that a utility acted imprudently in its maintenance and wildfire mitigation protocols ahead of the fire’s start. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Kelby Woodard, forest and mitigation program manager for Jefferson County, said protecting forests also helps safeguard water resources. — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Staff further added that the business does not meet the city’s standards for late-night and nightclub operations, including noise mitigation and patron queuing standards. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mitigation

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The 90-day decrease is typically anywhere from 70 to 100 points.

— Ryley Amond, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Depending on your loan terms, your rate could increase, decrease or stay the same.

— Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of decrease

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But only about 25% of participants successfully abstained 100%, a Civic Science analysis found, leaving room for a moderation approach like zebra striping.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Experts suggest role modeling moderation, such as eating produce and protein—and a treat here or there, too—can also help a child build truly healthy and sustainable eating habits.

— Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of moderation

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Toward the end of the ’70s the alleviation of rural poverty took center stage.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
But his legacy of poverty alleviation in the early 2000s may be working against him today, with public expectations around the economy high.

— Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of alleviation

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This array of perils suggests that the gate closure has less to do with the passions around the Middle East than with domestic politics of appeasement.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026
Stephen Colbert’s award-winning Late Show was canceled in a move that many have labeled political appeasement, and the flagship evening newscast baselessly recast the January 6 insurrection as a partisan squabble.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of appeasement

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But this season feels much more expansive than its predecessors, warning of the personal and professional diminishment that may lie ahead in the increasingly insecure future that tech moguls have promised.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
One experiment, conducted in England, looked at how people understand the diminishment of ordinary bird species like the common cuckoo and the house sparrow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of diminishment

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