MOLLIFICATION Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

mollification

noun

Definition of mollification

as in mitigation

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Noun

Chinese engineers are widely seen as among the best in the world, making advanced efforts to incorporate mitigation features and surveillance.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
The mitigation of orbital debris is an increasingly serious problem that has not gotten enough attention, but this is changing.

— Space.com Staff, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of mitigation

Noun

Newlight also reported a 28 percent reduction in CO₂ emissions and a 22 percent decrease in carbon monoxide emissions during the voyage.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
That is a drastic decrease in public support for right-leaning competitors since 2022, when nearly three times as many candidates won their seats and the group spent thousands on over 50 Florida school board campaigns.

— Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of decrease

Noun

This array of perils suggests that the gate closure has less to do with the passions around the Middle East than with domestic politics of appeasement.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026
Stephen Colbert’s award-winning Late Show was canceled in a move that many have labeled political appeasement, and the flagship evening newscast baselessly recast the January 6 insurrection as a partisan squabble.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of appeasement

Noun

Toward the end of the ’70s the alleviation of rural poverty took center stage.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
But his legacy of poverty alleviation in the early 2000s may be working against him today, with public expectations around the economy high.

— Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of alleviation

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But this season feels much more expansive than its predecessors, warning of the personal and professional diminishment that may lie ahead in the increasingly insecure future that tech moguls have promised.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
One experiment, conducted in England, looked at how people understand the diminishment of ordinary bird species like the common cuckoo and the house sparrow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of diminishment

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