mitigatory

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adjective

reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable

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alleviatoryalleviativelenitivemitigativepalliativemoderating
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Meanings

adjectivemitigatory (comparative more mitigatory, superlative most mitigatory)

comparative more mitigatory · superlative most mitigatory

  1. reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable

    Synonyms: alleviatory

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivereducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable

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alleviatory

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivemoderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

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alleviativealleviatorylenitivemitigativepalliativemoderating
Also see
alleviativealleviatorylenitivemitigativepalliative

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From mitigate + -ory.

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APA

mitigatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mitigatory

MLA

“mitigatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mitigatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mitigatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mitigatory.

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