ASSUAGEMENT Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

assuagement

noun

Definition of assuagement

as in decrease

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Noun

Between June 15 and July 15, officials said the cameras issued an average of 2,800 violations per day, a 26% decrease.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Using birdwatching and policy data from more than 2,300 counties across China, a new analysis found that areas with stricter policies enforcing solar energy development have seen decreases in bird diversity over the last 10 years.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of decrease

Noun

SpaceX has promised to adopt mitigation strategies in their filings, but other companies have not publicized plans for any mitigation efforts, and the FCC has declared that light pollution from satellites is, by and large, not under its control.

— Arielle Frommer, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Expenses for the fest were formidable — the beachside main event required fencing, flooring, stage builds, environmental mitigation, sanitation and more on a stretch of sand that had never hosted a comparable event.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of mitigation

Noun

Toward the end of the ’70s the alleviation of rural poverty took center stage.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
But his legacy of poverty alleviation in the early 2000s may be working against him today, with public expectations around the economy high.

— Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of alleviation

Noun

The collection of patents covers a wide swath of elements associated with the rise of AI music, including moderation, watermarking, licensed distribution and monetization.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
This led to a moderation in the growth of rural branches and credit until the mid-2000s.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of moderation

Noun

American consumers have been struggling with soaring beef prices for over two years now, but the elevated cost of livestock has been a relief for those ranchers, who feel they’re finally being paid fairly for their work.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
When Allie and Owen decide to bump their rumpy-pumpy to next year, in order to get to know each other better, there is a relief in their compliance, like exhausted toddlers who have stopped fighting bedtime.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of relief

Noun

This array of perils suggests that the gate closure has less to do with the passions around the Middle East than with domestic politics of appeasement.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026
Stephen Colbert’s award-winning Late Show was canceled in a move that many have labeled political appeasement, and the flagship evening newscast baselessly recast the January 6 insurrection as a partisan squabble.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of appeasement

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