redressed

VERB

change, rectify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amend correct counteract even out mend neutralize regulate remedy restore vindicate

STRONG

adjust annul balance cancel compensate countercheck ease frustrate negate negative recompense reform relieve repair revise square

WEAK

dial back make amends make reparation make restitution make up for pay for pay one's dues put right recalibrate turn around turn over new leaf turn things around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break destroy harm hurt injure worsen

STRONG

allow approve damage permit upset

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redressed

“I felt that there was a balance that needed to be redressed in some ways, that people weren’t getting the full story,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The University and College Union has previously highlighted an ethnicity pay gap and called for it to be redressed.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Well, there's plenty of damage to be redressed.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2025

Rogue Machine has taken strides to diversify its programming, but a persistent gender gap in playwriting signals a problem that will have to be redressed by Cienfuegos and his team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024

Westley asked question after question while the albino tended and redressed his wound, then fed him food that was warm and surprisingly good and plentiful.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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