Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ameliorate

2 senses of ameliorate

Sense 1
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate -- (to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate -- (get better; "The weather improved toward evening")
       => change state, turn -- (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election")

Antonyms of adj ameliorating

1 sense of ameliorating

Sense 1
ameliorating (prenominal), ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative -- (tending to ameliorate)

INDIRECT (VIA bettering) -> worsening -- (changing for the worse; "worried by the worsening storm")

Similarity of adj ameliorating

1 sense of ameliorating

Sense 1
ameliorating (prenominal), ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative -- (tending to ameliorate)
       => bettering (vs. worsening) -- (changing for the better)