Antonyms · Question 28 · Hard
Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to MITIGATE.
- Alleviate
- Aggravate
- Moderate
- Migrate
Answer and explanation
Answer: B. Aggravate
Explanation: To mitigate is to make something less severe; to aggravate is to make it worse. Alleviate and moderate are near-synonyms.
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