amelioratory

adjective

as in supportive

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amelioratory
  1. supportive
  2. constructive
  3. ameliorative
  4. lucrative
  5. gainful
  6. desirable
  7. remunerative
  8. healthful
Adjective
  • Following the shooting, officers were seen investigating inside the Lawson House, a former YMCA that provides supportive housing to the unhoused.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Teens often describe chatbot interactions as emotionally meaningful or supportive, sometimes even preferring chatbot conversations to talking with friends.
    — Megan Kelly, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of supportive
Adjective
  • This phase of reconciliation positions Turkey – a key and well-armed member of NATO – to exert a constructive and stabilizing influence in the region.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That resilience is also keeping Varadhan constructive on credit.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of constructive
Adjective
  • To Karp’s credit, his interviewers struck an ameliorative tone.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 July 2026
Definition of ameliorative
Adjective
  • Moscow, meanwhile, is widely seen as remaining wary of opening the door for Chinese security engagement in the Arctic, hoping instead that China will continue to buy up energy and broaden its role building out a lucrative NSR.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The engagement lands during the always lucrative Christmas-New Years holiday weeks, with producers no doubt hoping the popular Leavitt can bring in the kind of record-setting business that marked her stint as Roxie Hart in Chicago this past spring.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of lucrative
Adjective
  • This would combine additional transitional housing with best practices in drug & mental health treatment coupled with programs to foster self-sufficiency and gainful employment.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • Those humans who currently get degrees in philosophy tend to find gainful employment not because organizations need philosophers, but because companies want people who have strong writing skills, can do analyses, think in abstractions, and have heightened communication skills.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Definition of gainful
Adjective
  • Soderstrom has a desirable matchup against a struggling hurler tonight.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • What makes this period of furniture desirable is the style and quality of the craftsmanship.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of desirable
Adjective
  • Carol is alternately enchanted and frustrated by her husband’s innocence and altruism, which led him to his not particularly remunerative career as an interpreter.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of remunerative
Adjective
  • In the wrong hands, a salad is a vapid strategy for healthful eating.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The center, which opened in 2023, provides three healthful meals a day, such as fish and chicken soup, which are seen as good for mothers’ milk production.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of healthful
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“Amelioratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amelioratory. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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