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Meliorate

🔄 Synonyms of "Meliorate"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ameliorateverb	(transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
improveverb	(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
betterverb	Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
amendverb	(transitive) To make better; improve.

↔️ Antonyms of "Meliorate"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
declinenoun	The act of declining or refusing something.
exacerbateverb	(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).
aggravateverb	(by extension) To make (any bad thing) worse.
exasperateverb	(transitive) To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
worsenverb	(intransitive) To become worse; to get worse.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Meliorate"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
ameliorateverb	(transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
amendverb	(transitive) To make better; improve.
improveverb	(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
betterverb	Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
meliorizeverb	(archaic, rare) To meliorate; to make better.
ameliorizeverb	(transitive, rare) To ameliorate; to make better.
embetterverb	(transitive) To make better; improve.
mendverb	(transitive) To physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged).
emproveverb	Obsolete form of improve. [(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).]
remediateverb	(transitive) To correct or improve (a deficiency or problem).
good	Of a person or an animal:
get betterverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To recover from illness or other incapacitation.
palliateverb	To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
improve uponverb	Alternative form of improve on. [To fix, make better or increase the quality of (something) in comparison to previous attempts; to contribute to an ongoing effort to improve (something).]
make goodverb	(transitive or intransitive with "on") To complete successfully; to fulfil (a promise).
adjustverb	(transitive) To modify.
improve onverb	To fix, make better or increase the quality of (something) in comparison to previous attempts; to contribute to an ongoing effort to improve (something).
engoldenverb	(transitive) To render golden.
upgradenoun	An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.
take a turn for the betterverb	(idiomatic) To start to become better; to improve.