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mitigated

mitigated

1 4.8
Less severe or serious because something reduces the harm
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪtɪd/
: mitigado
  • But the press portrayed the day as a mitigated disaster.

But the press portrayed the day as a mitigated disaster.

Examples

  • You know, there was a slight confusion and people mentioned it in their reports, but Harry says it that the press portrayed the day as a mitigated disaster.

  • And David Hume is a sort of mitigated, or as he's going to call it, academic skeptic of sorts.

  • As you get older your risk will not be mitigated by deadlifts because the biggest risk as you get older is falling.

  • So, so that is one kind of mitigating tactic to this.

  • It can give life in prison even if it finds no mitigating factors.

  • And bosons are force mitigating particles, OK?

  • Exercise, sun, mitigating caffeine, cutting out alcohol.

  • So she gets up in front of the judge, shows remorse and she's got all these mitigating circumstances.

  • The new policy mitigated the impact of the economic downturn on small businesses.

  • She took steps that mitigated the pain after her knee surgery.

Synonyms

attenuated
vsmitigated
4 7.2

Made weaker or less strong

lowers overall severity or harshness rather than only physical force
lessened
vsmitigated
2 2.1

Smaller in amount, degree, or strength

focuses on reducing seriousness and harshness rather than just size
eased
vsmitigated
1 1.9

Made less painful or easier to deal with

acts more broadly to lessen severity or harshness across situations
attenuate
vsmitigated
1 8.2

Less strong or intense

expresses general reduction of severity and harshness in many cases
alleviated
vsmitigated
1 4.2

Less strong pain or worry so it is easier to bear

applies to any harm by lowering severity or harshness

Antonyms

aggravated
  • Formal
57 7.4

More serious because of things like violence or intent

19 7.7

Complete, without anything that makes it less

To make a problem or feeling worse

How Mitigated

mitigated
1 4.8
unmitigated
19 7.7

Surface Forms

mitigated positive

Morphology

mitigated = mitigate (transparent) = mitigate + ed

Regular adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'mitigate' using '-ed'; learners who know 'mitigate' can infer this meaning.

Etymology

Mitigated comes from the Latin root mitig-, from mitis meaning 'mild' or 'soft'. So, to mitigate something is to make it less strong or painful, and a mitigated result is a milder one.