Complicate and Mitigate

Complicate

Complicate verb - To make more severe.
Usage example: asthma that has recently been complicated by a bout of bronchitis

Mitigate is an antonym for complicate.

Mitigate

Mitigate verb - To make more bearable or less severe.

Complicate is an antonym for mitigate.

Nearby Words: mitigation, mitigating, mitigatory

Common collocations

ability complicate ability mitigate ability
problem complicate problem mitigate problem
issue complicate issue mitigate issue
bit complicate bit mitigate bit
Other words: game, little, symptoms.
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