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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The deceit is either ameliorated or worsened by the obvious unreliability of Thomas’s testimony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Oct. 11, 2025

But Americans should not expect that all this can be ameliorated, much less erased.

From Salon • May 1, 2025

Medication also ameliorated the physical symptoms of anxiety and hypervigilance.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025

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

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan