Synonyms for
Amendment
Definition
a change or addition to a legal or legislative document
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- constitutional amendment
- propose an amendment
- pass an amendment
- amendment process
- minor amendment
- key amendment
- amendment failed
- amendment adopted
Word family
Usage note
Primarily used in legal and legislative contexts to refer to a change or addition to a document or law. 'Amend' is the verb form.
Example sentences
- The government proposed an amendment to the tax laws.
- The amendment to the contract was signed by both parties.
- The Constitution has 27 amendments.
- The senator proposed an amendment to the healthcare bill.
- The amendment was added to the bill after much debate.
Quotes
The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it. - Thomas Jefferson
The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms. - Samuel Adams
The Second Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have failed - where the government refuses to stand for reelection and silences those who protest; where courts have lost the courage to oppose, or can find no one to enforce their decrees. - Justice Alex Kozinski