Synonyms for
Mitigate
Definition
to make something less severe or harmful
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- mitigate risk
- mitigate damage
- mitigate the effects
- mitigate the impact
- mitigate the severity
- mitigate losses
- mitigate the situation
Word family
Usage note
Mitigate is often used in formal contexts to describe actions taken to reduce the severity or seriousness of something negative. It implies making something less harmful or painful.
Example sentences
- The company implemented new safety measures to mitigate accidents.
- The farmer used scarecrows to mitigate damage from birds.
- The city installed speed bumps to mitigate speeding on the streets.
- The teacher gave extra credit to mitigate the impact of a low test score.
- A good raincoat can mitigate the effects of heavy rain.
Quotes
It is much easier to prevent conflicts than to mitigate the violence that results from them.
We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn’t have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness.
The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind.