Synonyms & related words for mitigation

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of mitigation — including extenuation, palliation, alleviation, abatement, assuagement, reduction. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to mitigation

Explore words related to mitigation — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include mitigating, mitigative, mitigator, immitigable, mitigates, mitigatory, mitigated, extenuated. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for mitigation

Common synonyms for mitigation include extenuation, palliation, alleviation, abatement, assuagement, reduction, lessening, attenuation — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does mitigation come from?

The word mitigation breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: mit-, from Latin mitis (“soft, mild”); and -ig, from Latin agere (“drive, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.