Synonyms of mitigation

Noun

1. extenuation, mitigation, palliation, decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down

usage: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

2. extenuation, mitigation, excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification

usage: a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

3. moderation, mitigation, decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down

usage: the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"