amended
adjective
amend·ed ə-ˈmen-dəd 
: changed or modified especially to make a correction or improvement
filed an amended tax return
… the House passed the amended bill …
Paul K. Longmore
Paul K. LongmoreDig a hole … . Amend the backfill soil with 50 percent peat, set the plant in the hole, fill in with the amended soil, and mulch well around the plant. Jim McCausland
Jim McCausland
Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
amended
verb
1
as in improved
to make better trying to amend the situation of the striking workers by supplying them with minimal food supplies Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- improved
- enhanced
- refined
- upgraded
- remedied
- revised
- ameliorated
- remediated
- perfected
- enriched
- helped
- corrected
- bettered
- redrafted
- reinforced
- meliorated
- emended
- edited
- rectified
- reworked
- reformed
- strengthened
- intensified
- rehabilitated
- revamped
- refurbished
- fined
- fine-tuned
- boosted
- retouched
- polished
- fortified
- rehabbed
- honed
- reenforced
- touched up
- beefed (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- worsened
- vitiated
- impaired
- reduced
- damaged
- flawed
- hurt
- harmed
- injured
- defaced
- diminished
- lowered
- spoiled
- spoilt
- disfigured
- marred
- lessened
- endamaged
- blighted
- tarnished
- blemished
2
as in corrected
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from the Bill of Rights was adopted in an effort to amend a constitution that seemed to many to be deficient in guaranteeing individual rights Synonyms & Similar Words
- corrected
- reformed
- remedied
- revised
- modified
- emended
- changed
- improved
- rectified
- adjusted
- redrafted
- reworked
- repaired
- debugged
- rewrote
- shortened
- altered
- red-penciled
- restyled
- fixed
- perfected
- ameliorated
- regulated
- redrew
- redressed
- polished
- modulated
- righted
- bettered
- cut
- blue-penciled
- touched up
- mended
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- impaired
- damaged
- hurt
- injured
- aggravated
- harmed
- marred
- worsened
- spoiled
- spoilt
3
as in reformed
to change one's behavior or character for the better the judge had heard the defendant promise before that he would amend Synonyms & Similar Words
- improved
- reformed
- behaved
- regenerated
- shaped up
- cleaned up one's act
- mended
- straightened (up or out)
- bettered
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- regressed
- backslid