Need another word that means the same as “amendment”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “amendment” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Amendment” are: revision, alteration, change, modification, qualification, adaptation, adjustment
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “amendment” as a noun can have the following definitions:
adaptation | A written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form. Living in groups is an adaptation to increase the efficiency of hunting. |
adjustment | The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions. I ve made a few adjustments to my diet. |
alteration | An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another. Alterations had to be made. |
change | Money given in exchange for the same sum in larger units. The change of government had no impact on the economy. |
modification | A change made. The parts supplied should fit with little or no modification. |
qualification | The qualification stage of a sporting event. I left school at 15 with no qualifications. |
revision | The act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification. A revision of the Hegelian concept of history. |
amend | Make amendments to. Amend your soil with peat moss or compost. |
authority | The confidence resulting from personal expertise. He has the authority to issue warrants. |
constitution | The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states. The constitution of a PTA group last year. |
constitutional | Constitutional in the structure of something especially your physical makeup. She went out for a constitutional. |
decriminalize | Make legal. A battle to decriminalize cannabis. |
enable | Make (something) possible. Each of them has wheels to enable easy transportation. |
enabling | Providing legal power or sanction. An enabling resolution. |
enact | Put into practice (an idea or suggestion. Walkers stopped to watch aware that some tragedy was being enacted. |
enactment | An instance of acting something out. Enactments covering food safety. |
enforcement | The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation. The strict enforcement of environmental regulations. |
extraterritorial | (of a law or decree) valid outside a country’s territory. Extraterritorial industrial zones. |
jurisdiction | (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law. The English court had no jurisdiction over the defendants. |
jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority. American jurisprudence. |
law | An individual rule as part of a system of law. They were taken to court for breaking the law. |
lawful | Of a child born within a lawful marriage. The true and lawful king. |
legal | Relating to theological legalism. A legal pass receiver. |
legality | The quality or state of being in accordance with the law. Documentation testifying to the legality of the arms sale. |
legalize | Make legal. The Swiss parliament legalized cannabis. |
legislation | The process of making or enacting laws. It will require legislation to change this situation. |
legitimate | Show or affirm to be just and legitimate. The legitimate theatre. |
legitimately | In a way that can be defended with logic or justification; fairly. A legitimately elected government. |
licit | Not forbidden; lawful. Usage patterns differ between licit and illicit drugs. |
ordinance | A religious rite. His strict observance of religious ordinances was no doubt quickened by the remorse he felt. |
parliamentary | Relating to or having the nature of a parliament. Parliamentary law. |
polygamy | A pattern of mating in which an animal has more than one mate. |
reenact | Enact again. Congress reenacted the law. |
reformation | Rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course. The reformation of the Senate. |
regulation | In accordance with regulations of the correct type. The regulation of financial markets. |
rule | A rule describing or prescribing a linguistic practice. The tenth House ruled by Saturn and associated with Capricorn. |
statutory | Prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute. The statutory Christmas phone call to his mother. |
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