Synonyms of amending

amending

verb

present participle of amend

1

as in improving

to make better

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improving
• enhancing
• upgrading
• refining
• remedying
• perfecting
• ameliorating
• remediating
• helping
• bettering
• enriching
• reinforcing
• revising
• correcting
• reforming
• rectifying
• meliorating
• strengthening
• rehabilitating
• reworking
• editing
• intensifying
• refurbishing
• redrafting
• revamping
• emending
• fining
• polishing
• boosting
• fine-tuning
• fortifying
• honing
• rehabbing
• beefing (up)
• touching up
• retouching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsening
• impairing
• damaging
• injuring
• harming
• vitiating
• hurting
• reducing
• spoiling
• tarnishing
• defacing
• lowering
• marring
• blighting
• diminishing
• disfiguring
• lessening
• endamaging
• flawing
• blemishing

2

as in correcting

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

• correcting
• reforming
• rewriting
• remedying
• improving
• changing
• rectifying
• modifying
• repairing
• revising
• emending
• adjusting
• debugging
• reworking
• redrafting
• fixing
• altering
• shortening
• redrawing
• red-penciling
• regulating
• perfecting
• ameliorating
• polishing
• redressing
• righting
• bettering
• restyling
• cutting
• modulating
• blue-penciling
• touching up
• mending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impairing
• injuring
• damaging
• hurting
• harming
• spoiling
• worsening
• marring
• aggravating

3

as in reforming

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

• improving
• reforming
• behaving
• shaping up
• regenerating
• straightening (up or out)
• cleaning up one's act
• mending
• bettering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regressing
• backsliding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of amending

Encinitas began amending its municipal codes related to bike usage in June 2023 after e-bike use began soaring. — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

Republican lawmakers acknowledged shortcomings in their proposals to eliminate the income tax and raise the bar for amending the state Constitution. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

Select plants accordingly or consider amending soil to improve drainage by incorporating 3 to 4 inches of compost into the upper 6 to 12 inches of soil. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026

For two years, legislators and advocacy groups have proposed amending the Illinois Pesticide Act to require advance notification before spraying near schools and parks. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

There are many ways to improve your garden’s soil quality, such as amending it with compost and mulching around plants. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 12 Aug. 2026

Supervisors Nate Miley and Haubert said the poll was a good start toward understanding the community’s interest in amending Measure D, but the county needed to build greater consensus before attempting to ease its land-use restrictions. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026

Some believe that amending the bill to include Iran, which has been embroiled in a war with the United States since February, could add a stumbling block to the bill’s path forward to a vote in the House of Representatives. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 31 July 2026

Democrats and Republican leaders both surveyed members last week on the college sports plan, which indicated an uncertain whip count on the floor and work still to do on amending the plan, according to senators and aides. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 20 July 2026