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ameliorated

[uh-meel-yuh-rey-tid, uh-mee-lee-uh-] / əˈmil yəˌreɪ tɪd, əˈmi li ə- /
ADJECTIVE
improved
Synonyms
STRONGEST
enhanced revised upgraded
STRONG
amended augmented bettered corrected elaborated enriched mended modernized refined reformed rehabilitated remodeled renovated reorganized repaired
WEAK
bolstered up fixed-up souped-up
Antonyms
WEAK
damaged injured worsened
ADJECTIVE
mended
Synonyms
STRONG
abated altered bettered changed corrected cured doctored enhanced fixed fixed-up helped improved lessened rebuilt rectified refreshed refurbished regenerated regulated rejuvenated relieved remodeled renewed renovated reorganized repaired restored revived
WEAK
patched up remedied
Antonyms
STRONG
broken damaged kept

Example Sentences

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It would have been a lot to ask that Simkhovitch, idealistic and self-sacrificing, predict that immigrant poverty and its housing conditions would be ameliorated with time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

An influx of foreign workers had ameliorated the problem somewhat, but that has now dried up.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 11, 2025

Medication also ameliorated the physical symptoms of anxiety and hypervigilance.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025

During animal studies, the diet-induced obesity in mice was ameliorated and adipogenesis was suppressed.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

We have ameliorated on a planetary scale injustices that only recently were global and endemic.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan