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Definition of mitigating in English: mitigatingadjective ˈmɪtɪɡeɪtɪŋˈmɪdəˌɡeɪdɪŋ 1Having the effect of making something bad less severe, serious, or painful. it should have a mitigating effect on the frequency of minor flooding events Synonyms alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, attenuate, take the edge off, allay, ease, assuage, palliate, cushion, damp, deaden, dull, appease, soothe, relieve, help, soften, temper, still, quell, quieten, quiet, tone down, blunt, dilute, moderate, modify, abate, lull, pacify, placate, mollify, sweeten, tranquillize, remit, extenuate, excuse, commute - 1.1 Lessening the gravity of an offence or mistake.
he would have faced a prison sentence but for mitigating circumstances Synonyms extenuating, exonerative, justificatory, justifying, vindicatory, vindicating, exculpatory, palliative, qualifying, moderating, modifying, tempering, lessening
Definition of mitigating in US English: mitigatingadjectiveˈmɪdəˌɡeɪdɪŋˈmidəˌɡādiNG 1Having the effect of making something bad less severe, serious, or painful. it should have a mitigating effect on the frequency of minor flooding events Synonyms alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, attenuate, take the edge off, allay, ease, assuage, palliate, cushion, damp, deaden, dull, appease, soothe, relieve, help, soften, temper, still, quell, quieten, quiet, tone down, blunt, dilute, moderate, modify, abate, lull, pacify, placate, mollify, sweeten, tranquillize, remit, extenuate, excuse, commute - 1.1 Lessening the gravity of an offense or mistake.
he would have faced a prison sentence but for mitigating circumstances Synonyms extenuating, exonerative, justificatory, justifying, vindicatory, vindicating, exculpatory, palliative, qualifying, moderating, modifying, tempering, lessening
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