Synonyms of amended

amended

verb

past tense of amend

1

as in improved

to make better

trying to amend the situation of the striking workers by supplying them with minimal food supplies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improved
• enhanced
• refined
• remedied
• upgraded
• perfected
• ameliorated
• helped
• enriched
• revised
• remediated
• bettered
• corrected
• reinforced
• meliorated
• redrafted
• edited
• rectified
• emended
• strengthened
• reformed
• reworked
• intensified
• rehabilitated
• refurbished
• revamped
• fined
• fine-tuned
• boosted
• polished
• fortified
• retouched
• honed
• rehabbed
• beefed (up)
• touched up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsened
• impaired
• damaged
• vitiated
• injured
• hurt
• harmed
• reduced
• tarnished
• flawed
• spoiled
• defaced
• diminished
• marred
• disfigured
• blighted
• lowered
• endamaged
• lessened
• blemished

2

as in corrected

to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from

the Bill of Rights was adopted in an effort to amend a constitution that seemed to many to be deficient in guaranteeing individual rights

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corrected
• reformed
• rewrote
• remedied
• changed
• improved
• modified
• emended
• rectified
• revised
• debugged
• repaired
• adjusted
• reworked
• redrafted
• shortened
• red-penciled
• altered
• fixed
• restyled
• perfected
• redrew
• regulated
• ameliorated
• redressed
• polished
• righted
• bettered
• modulated
• cut
• blue-penciled
• touched up
• mended

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impaired
• damaged
• injured
• hurt
• aggravated
• harmed
• marred
• spoiled
• worsened

3

as in reformed

to change one's behavior or character for the better

the judge had heard the defendant promise before that he would amend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improved
• reformed
• behaved
• shaped up
• straightened (up or out)
• regenerated
• cleaned up one's act
• mended
• bettered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regressed
• backslid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of amended

After Emmert’s conviction, the legislature amended the state’s criminal trespassing statute to exclude floating on a river’s surface. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026

Plant the flowers in loose, well-draining potting mix amended with compost for better drainage results. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

Kathy Hebda, chancellor for the division of Florida colleges, said the college admissions criteria was changed to adhere to state law, but opponents and legislators have questioned why the rule needed to be amended. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Florida Florida’s state legislature in 2021 amended several of its laws regarding transgender students and school sports. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 30 June 2026

The fund was amended last year to allow the agency to use up to one-third of it – or about $108 million – to meet cash flow needs, pending approval from the director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. — Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 30 June 2026

Nikki Johnson, Pacheco’s chief of staff, only said in an email that the bill will be amended back to the version that passed in the Assembly, which only tackled the length of time government agencies had to respond to records requests. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 29 June 2026

The proposal unveiled Friday calls for the five-year-old agreement to be amended to ensure that those contingency funds can be used to cover the city’s costs in the event that other revenue is not enough to pay for certain city services provided during the Games. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

After Young amended the curriculum to remove one definition of slavery for third-graders for redundancy, Clark accused some board members of whitewashing history. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2026