mitigating
adjective /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɪŋ/
/ˈmɪt̬.ɪ.ɡeɪ.t̬ɪŋ/ Definition
› formal making something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad: Are there any mitigating circumstances/factors which might help explain her appalling behaviour? → Compare unmitigatedUseful or advantageous › legal causing you to judge a crime to be less serious or to make the punishment less severe: The jury must take into account any mitigating circumstances presented by the defence, such as previous good character.Useful or advantageous mitigation /ˌmɪt.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
/ˌmɪt̬-/ noun [U] formal › 'I was very young at the time,' he said in mitigation.Reasons and explanations
/ˌmɪt̬-/ noun [U] formal › 'I was very young at the time,' he said in mitigation.Reasons and explanations(Definition of mitigating adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a pearl of great price idiom
- a place in the sun idiom
- advantageous adjective
- all-singing adjective
- amiss adjective
- enlightening adjective
- expedience noun
- expedient adjective
- favourable adjective
- fecund adjective
- fodder noun (USEFUL PEOPLE/THINGS)
- pay dirt noun
- practicality noun (SUITABLE)
- preferential adjective
- productive adjective
- profitable adjective
- viable adjective
- wholesome adjective
- win-win adjective
- worthwhile adjective
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Useful or advantageous
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