100 Best Synonyms for “Mitigate”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	abate	become or make less intense
2.	abridge	shorten or reduce
3.	allay	reduce fear or worry
4.	alleviate	relieve or make less severe
5.	ameliorate	make better or more tolerable
6.	appease	calm or pacify somewhat
7.	assuage	make unpleasant feelings less intense
8.	attenuate	reduce in force or effect
9.	avert	prevent harm or danger
10.	balance	offset to lessen effect
11.	blunt	make less sharp or severe
12.	bring down	reduce in amount or intensity
13.	buffer	lessen the force of
14.	check	stop from getting worse
15.	contain	keep within limits
16.	contract	make smaller or narrower
17.	control	keep from growing worse
18.	counteract	act against to reduce
19.	counterbalance	balance to lessen effect
20.	curb	keep under control
21.	curtail	reduce or cut short
22.	cushion	reduce the impact of
23.	cut	reduce in amount or degree
24.	dampen	make less strong or active
25.	de-escalate	reduce the intensity of
26.	decrease	make smaller in amount
27.	defuse	make less dangerous or tense
28.	dial back	reduce the level of
29.	diffuse	reduce tension or danger
30.	dilute	make weaker by adding
31.	diminish	make or become less
32.	dispel	drive away or reduce
33.	dissipate	cause to weaken or disappear
34.	ease	make less painful or difficult
35.	enfeeble	make weak or weaker
36.	erode	gradually reduce or wear away
37.	forestall	prevent or lessen beforehand
38.	hamper	interfere with or limit
39.	head off	prevent from becoming worse
40.	help	make the situation less bad
41.	hinder	make progress more difficult
42.	impede	slow or hinder progress
43.	improve	make better or less bad
44.	iron out	remove difficulties or tensions
45.	lessen	make smaller or weaker
46.	let up	become less intense
47.	lift	remove or reduce a burden
48.	lighten	make less heavy or serious
49.	limit	restrict the extent of
50.	loosen	make less tight or strict
51.	lower	bring down in level
52.	mask	hide or lessen the effect
53.	medicate	treat to reduce symptoms
54.	mellow	make gentler or less harsh
55.	minimize	reduce to the smallest amount
56.	moderate	make less extreme
57.	mollify	soften anger or severity
58.	mute	make less loud or strong
59.	narrow	make less broad or extensive
60.	neutralize	make less harmful or effective
61.	offset	balance to reduce effect
62.	pacify	bring to a calmer state
63.	palliate	make symptoms less severe
64.	pare down	reduce gradually or carefully
65.	preempt	act early to reduce impact
66.	prevent	stop from happening or worsening
67.	ratchet down	reduce step by step
68.	reconcile	reduce conflict between sides
69.	redress	set right or ease
70.	reduce	make less severe or intense
71.	relent	become less severe
72.	relieve	ease pain, stress, or burden
73.	remedy	correct or lessen a problem
74.	resolve	find a solution to
75.	restrain	hold back or control
76.	retard	slow the development of
77.	sap	gradually weaken strength or power
78.	scale down	reduce in size or scope
79.	shrink	become or make smaller
80.	slow	reduce the speed of
81.	soften	make less harsh or severe
82.	soothe	gently ease pain or distress
83.	stave off	delay or prevent worsening
84.	stem	stop or slow the growth
85.	subdue	make less intense or strong
86.	support	help lessen strain or harm
87.	take pressure off	reduce stress or burden
88.	take the edge off	make less intense
89.	take the heat off	reduce pressure or criticism
90.	tame	make less wild or severe
91.	temper	moderate the force of
92.	tone down	make less extreme
93.	treat	care for to reduce effects
94.	trim	cut down slightly
95.	unburden	relieve of a load
96.	undercut	reduce the effectiveness of
97.	ward off	prevent or lessen harm
98.	water down	make less strong or serious
99.	weaken	make less strong
100.	wear down	gradually reduce strength or resistance