Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb amend
3 senses of amend
Sense 1
amend -- (make amendments to; "amend the document")
=> revise -- (make revisions in; "revise a thesis")
Sense 2
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 3
rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend -- (set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight")
=> correct, rectify, right -- (make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation")
Antonyms of adj amended
2 senses of amended
Sense 1
amended (vs. unamended) -- (of legislation)
unamended (vs. amended) -- ((of legislation) not amended)
Sense 2
amended -- (modified for the better; "his amended ways")
INDIRECT (VIA better) -> worse -- ((comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability; "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying")
Similarity of adj amended
2 senses of amended
Sense 1
amended (vs. unamended) -- (of legislation)
=> revised -- (altered or revised by rephrasing or by adding or deleting material; "the amended bill passed easily")
Sense 2
amended -- (modified for the better; "his amended ways")
=> better (vs. worse) -- ((comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history")