AMELIORATORY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

amelioratory

adjective

as in supportive

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Adjective

That’s City Controller Kenneth Mejia, an incumbent who earned more votes than Bass, Raman or then-candidate Spencer Pratt, and who’s supportive of Raman’s approach to the city budget.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Ahead of the ruling, Chuck Hatfield, an attorney for the referendum campaign, pointed to the fact that the lawsuit included plaintiffs and defendants who were both supportive of the gerrymandered map.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of supportive

Adjective

However, the sole-source paradigm proved lucrative for ULA’s corporate parents, which each reported hundreds of millions of dollars in earnings from ULA per year in the first decade of the company’s existence.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
At present, experts said, most of the Indian companies are either investing in setting up downstream assembly and testing facilities or making batteries for mobility, which are more lucrative given the government subsidies.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of lucrative

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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

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Turkey is also a reasonably desirable destination for players of a certain type.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Above is a popular formula in a desirable flavor, featuring a blend of five electrolytes, hyaluronic acid, and bioactive collagen peptides.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 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

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This is not a medical spa and therefore there is no nutrition concept, but healthful snacks like fruit grown on property and nuts are available in the changing spaces, hydrotherapy zone and the relaxation rooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
As more people choose to stay in their homes longer, homeowners are looking for ways to create spaces that support and enhance healthful living with longevity in mind.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026

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