AMELIORATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AMELIORATE?

Need another word that means the same as “ameliorate”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “ameliorate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Ameliorate” are: better, improve, meliorate, amend, make better, upgrade, refine, enhance, boost, build on, help, raise, revamp, brush up, polish up, perk up, tweak

Ameliorate as a Verb

Definitions of "Ameliorate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ameliorate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
• Get better.
• To make better.

Synonyms of "Ameliorate" as a verb (17 Words)

amend	Make amendments to. Amend the document.
better	Make something better improve. She bettered her own record.
boost	Give a boost to be beneficial to. The tax cut will boost the economy.
brush up	Remove with or as if with a brush.
build on	Give form to, according to a plan.
enhance	Increase. This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat.
help	Help to some food help with food or drink. He was helped down the steps.
improve	Achieve or produce something better than. They are trying to improve on the tired old style.
make better	Change from one form into another.
meliorate	Get better.
perk up	Raise.
polish up	Make (a surface) shine.
raise	Raise from a lower to a higher position. The galloping horse raised a cloud of dust.
refine	Make minor changes so as to improve or clarify (a theory or method. Sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats.
revamp	To patch up or renovate; repair or restore. They revamped their old house before selling it.
tweak	Pinch or squeeze sharply. He tweaked the boy s ear.
upgrade	To improve what was old or outdated. I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked.

Usage Examples of "Ameliorate" as a verb

• The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.

Associations of "Ameliorate" (30 Words)

advance	Pay in advance. Advance payment.
advancement	Encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something. Opportunities for career advancement.
amend	Make amendments to. Amend the document.
augment	Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase. The pressure augmented.
augmentation	The statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original. The augmentation of the curriculum with new subjects.
better	Changed for the better in health or fitness. A suit with a better fit.
develop	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. Develop land.
dramatically	In a very impressive manner. She paused dramatically.
efficiency	An action designed to achieve efficiency. She did the work with great efficiency.
enhance	Intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of. His refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation.
enhancement	An improvement that makes something more agreeable. The enhancement of civic amenities.
enrich	Increase the proportion of a particular isotope in (an element), especially that of the isotope U-235 in uranium so as to make it suitable for use in a nuclear reactor or weapon. Top party members had enriched themselves.
escalate	Increase in extent or intensity. The price of tickets escalated.
evolve	(with reference to an organism or biological feature) develop over successive generations as a result of natural selection. The energy evolved during this chemical change is transferred to water.
expansion	A discussion that provides additional information. The rapid expansion of suburban London.
improve	Develop or increase in mental capacity by education or experience. The weather improved toward evening.
improving	Giving moral or intellectual benefit. A large improving picture hung opposite.
increase	The amount by which something increases. He gave me an increase in salary.
meliorate	To make better.
mend	A repair in a material. Workmen were mending faulty cabling.
metamorphosis	A complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft. In insects with a complete metamorphosis the wings arise from thickenings of the epidermis.
optimize	Act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world. Optimize your resources.
productivity	The rate of production of new biomass by an individual, population, or community; the fertility or capacity of a given habitat or area. Nutrient rich waters with high primary productivity.
reelect	Elect again.
reform	The action or process of reforming an institution or practice. Reform a political system.
refurbish	Make brighter and prettier. The premises have been completely refurbished in our corporate style.
sere	Having lost all moisture. The desert was edged with sere vegetation.
surge	A major deployment of military forces to reinforce those already in a particular area. Flooding caused by tidal surges.
upgrade	An act of upgrading something. The power plant received a new upgrade.
uplift	Raise up (strata, mountains, etc.) by an upward movement of the earth’s crust. The refreshing smell of essential oils like lavender and peppermint can instantly uplift your mood.