mitigation - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the action of lessening in severity or intensity

Synonyms

• mitigation
• moderation

More generic

• decrease
• diminution
• reduction
• step-down

More specific

• abatement

Noun

to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

Synonyms

• extenuation
• mitigation
• palliation

More generic

• decrease
• diminution
• reduction
• step-down

Noun

a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

Synonyms

• extenuation
• mitigation

More generic

• alibi
• exculpation
• excuse
• self-justification

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