mitigated

American  

[mit-i-gey-tid] / ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. lessened in force, severity, or intensity; moderated.

   He received a mitigated sentence, with parole offered sooner than is customary.

2. (of a person, state of mind, etc.) made milder, gentler, less hostile, etc.; mollified or appeased.

   Several members expressed opinions lauding the proposal, but what is still more encouraging is the mitigated tone of its opponents.

3. Environmental Science. (of a habitat) restored or re-created in order to make up for losses due to development or agriculture.

   Here the path begins to weave among five ponds that are part of a mitigated wetland installed at the nature museum in 1998.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of mitigate.

Other Word Forms

• mitigatedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of mitigated

First recorded in 1540–50; mitigate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; mitigate ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

“We still view that sort of chain of events as something that could be mitigated by some positive developments out there,” Schlossberg said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Traders are pricing in higher disruption risk for Brent, the international standard, while WTI’s gains are mitigated by American domestic inventories and the possibility of restrictions on U.S. crude exports.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

At Disneyland Resort, that dip was mitigated by the park’s high percentage of California-based visitors.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Environmental consultant Mike Harris said ecological assessments demonstrated that impacts were "temporary, localised, and appropriately mitigated".

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Time mitigated his mad proposal, but it aggravated his feelings of frustration.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Related Words

• diminished