ameliorative

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ameliorative
Adjective
  • This brutal honesty isn’t always possible in every team, and, of course, any criticism should still be constructive in substance and form.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Campbell was constructive about rideshare supply dynamics, given solid and stable driver economics, Mahaney noted.
    TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead of paying thousands of dollars on a new bed, investing in a supportive mattress topper can help extend the life of an aging mattress (or make a firm one feel softer).
    Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Caldwell Presbyterian Church, which is also working with DreamKey, is converting an on-site building into Easter’s Home, 21-units of permanent supportive housing for people experiencing chronic homelessness.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But Under Strain The Total and Permanent Disability discharge program, which offers debt relief to student loan borrowers who are unable to engage in substantial, gainful employment due to a medical impairment, is still available.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • At her age, being prickly was neither enchanting nor gainful.
    Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Adjective
  • This is in large part because 401(k)-type plans became more common and, according to the paper, displaced more liquid and less remunerative forms of saving such as checking accounts.
    Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This mundane enterprise turned out to be reasonably remunerative.
    Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Adjective
  • Africa’s leading banking groups are targeting DR Congo, enticed by one of the continent’s fastest-growing economies and the promise of a lucrative mining sector, despite the ongoing conflict in the country’s east.
    Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Fried's deal ended up being more lucrative than many expected, but Valdez could sign for something similar in the $200 million range.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Ameliorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ameliorative. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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