Synonyms of mitigating

mitigating

verb

present participle of mitigate

as in alleviating

to make more bearable or less severe

this medicine should mitigate the pain until the strained muscle heals itself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleviating
• relieving
• helping
• soothing
• easing
• softening
• allaying
• improving
• healing
• curing
• palliating
• enhancing
• assuaging
• mollifying
• remedying
• tempering
• moderating
• correcting
• lightening
• repairing
• ameliorating
• fixing
• rectifying
• abating
• amending
• reforming
• refining
• perfecting
• enriching
• bettering
• emending
• meliorating
• mending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggravating
• impairing
• hurting
• injuring
• exacerbating
• harming
• intensifying
• sharpening
• heightening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mitigating

Even amid the uncertainty, the clever businesses—whether that’s airlines, refiners, fuel transport companies, or commodity traders—will be the ones that figure out how to deploy alternative fuels while mitigating risk. — Justin Worland, Time, 31 July 2026

The mitigating factor is transparency, because a weakness can only be assessed if it can be examined. — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The previous versions depicted a Max who maybe should not have been found guilty of their crimes due to mitigating circumstances, but were not literally innocent. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 31 July 2026

The only mitigating factor is that their famous parents, Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere, were married from 1991 to 1995. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 July 2026

His department wants the Army to be more proactive in testing and mitigating the contamination, so Caron said seeing an unannounced 13-year delay is worrisome. — Austin Fast, USA Today, 26 July 2026

Abatzoglou hypothesized the region’s link between wildfires and soil moisture could cause the mitigating effects of the preceding El Niño to linger longer. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

With 86 percent of its synthetic fibers already converted to recycled alternatives, Canada Goose must now turn toward the complex task of tracing and mitigating the footprint of its natural fibers back to the farm level. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 20 July 2026

The crux of the issue appears to be in striking a balance between producing legislation that facilitates innovation and mitigating as much harm as is reasonable. — Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 16 July 2026