Ameliorate and Complicate

Opposite meaning words

Ameliorate verb - To make better.

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Complicate is an antonym for ameliorate.

Complicate verb - To make more severe.

Usage example: asthma that has recently been complicated by a bout of bronchitis

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Ameliorate is an antonym for complicate.

problem	ameliorate problem	complicate problem
cases	ameliorate cases	complicate cases

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