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mitigation

/mɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/noun4 syllables

Mitigation means: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious.

Synonyms for mitigation3

noun, as in to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

extenuation, palliation

noun, as in a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

extenuation

noun, as in the action of lessening in severity or intensity

moderation

What does mitigation mean?3

noun

1

to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

2

a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

3

the action of lessening in severity or intensity“the object being control or moderation of economic depressions”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mitigation?60

two syllables

stationnation
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All 60 rhymes for mitigation, grouped by syllable

Mitigation in a sentence

  • As mitigation, it could have been you.sacredceltic
  • There's a mitigation in the translation.unknown

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Forms of mitigation

as a noun

plural
mitigations