ameliorates
Lessens the severity
Ameliorates means makes something better or less severe.
The word typically applies to conditions, situations, or problems rather than objects: The new policy ameliorates some of the harshest effects of poverty.
It suggests improvement without complete resolution—reducing suffering or difficulty rather than eliminating it entirely.
Gets better gradually
- bettersSurpasses or outperforms
- alleviatesReduces severity of
- mitigatesMakes something less harsh
- relievesLessens or substitutes for
eases · lessens · reduces · remedies · corrects · rectifies · repairs · fixes
Gently relieves distress
- comfortsEases distress; pleasures
- palliatesEases without fixing
- assuagesLessens pain or worry
- softensReduces intensity or hardness
dulls · numbs · calms · pacifies · quiets · salves · balms · cushions
Corrective institutional changes
- addressesLocations for correspondence
- tacklesEngages or brings down
- resolvesSettles or concludes firmly
- counteractsNeutralizes an opposing force
neutralizes · offsets · compensates · redresses · rebalances · stabilizes · normalizes · regulates
improves
Gets better gradually
- bettersSurpasses or outperforms
- alleviatesReduces severity of
- mitigatesMakes something less harsh
relieves · eases · lessens · reduces · remedies · corrects · rectifies · repairs · fixes · heals
soothes
Gently relieves distress
softens · dulls · numbs · calms · pacifies · quiets · salves · balms · cushions · buffers
reforms
Corrective institutional changes
- addressesLocations for correspondence
- tacklesEngages or brings down
- resolvesSettles or concludes firmly
counteracts · neutralizes · offsets · compensates · redresses · rebalances · stabilizes · normalizes · regulates · adjusts
amelioratesworsens
Becomes less favorable
exacerbates · aggravates · deteriorates · degrades · damages
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