mitigated

verb

past tense of mitigate
as in alleviated
to make more bearable or less severe this medicine should mitigate the pain until the strained muscle heals itself

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Recent Examples of mitigated Legitimate concerns about abuse can be mitigated through intelligent regulation, not by eliminating a long-standing policing tool. — Rafael A. Mangual, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026 Supporters pointed to the environmental impact report, which found that those problems could be mitigated and resulted in the habitat preservation included in the proposal. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Among transfers, the value of a genuine relationship—once the premium determinant factor in a player’s enrollment decision—is even more mitigated. — Chris Corr, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Some of the cost increases this winter will be mitigated by an El Niño weather pattern, which typically brings warmer-than-normal conditions, reducing the need for heat, NEADA said. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 In fact, these concerns are greatly mitigated by the company's contract terms. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 Ather Energy Ather says it's also mitigated a couple of potentially awful situations that might arise with the key. — New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026 Fire danger is likely to mitigated because of the cool temperatures, according to the weather service. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2026 Lightning sparked the White Hawk Trail fire in 2025 near his home in the middle of the land mitigated for fire and drought resilience. — Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigated
  1. alleviated
  2. relieved
  3. helped
  4. eased
  5. soothed
Verb
  • There are no guarantees that polling’s troubles – and persistent popular skepticism about the dependability of election polls – will be alleviated anytime soon.
    — W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Woman after woman told USA TODAY that physicians never talked to their mothers who had become seriously ill or died about vaginal estrogen, something that would have alleviated their painful UTIs – and ultimately prevented them in the first place.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of alleviated
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  • So was everyone relieved when the new Anaconda turned out to be a meta comedy and not some hardcore snake movie like Beware Boiúna?
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Tracy said she was relieved when the three-hour surgery was done.
    — Kristine Johnson, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of relieved
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  • Over in markets, declines in Treasury yields and gains in key technology names helped to push the S&P 500 to a fresh all-time intraday high on Tuesday.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • As Madison explains, picking her first post-Oscar gig definitely stressed her out, but her desire to grow her career and range (a la Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert) helped push her to take on the project.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of helped
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  • After 40 minutes, once the rain eased sufficiently, a call was made to get going, with a damp track offering the first wet racing of the year.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Those figures describe an economy that is still growing, but one that has neither eased price anxiety nor produced strong hiring.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of eased
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  • History was repeating, ancient bonds once damaged in war, silenced, and soothed in the quiet moments after.
    — Nicky Robertson, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Venus ascendant, sky blackened with the new moon, and acool breeze soothed you.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of soothed

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“Mitigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitigated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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