meliorative
verbHow to pronounce meliorative:
Definition of meliorative:
- meliorative (verb):
- ameliorate
Synonyms for meliorative:
ameliorating
amelioratory
bettering
Antonyms for meliorative:
abusive
belittling
contemptuous
contumelious
critical
debasing
decrying
degrading
demeaning
denigrative
denigratory
deprecatory
depreciative
depreciatory
derisive
derisory
derogative
derogatory
detracting
detractive
detractory
disapproving
disdainful
disparaging
downgrading
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