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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

Example Sentences

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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

Even if every broken heart could be mended and every theft of opportunity redressed, ethno-racial communities would still rightly honor the endurance and resistance that sustained their members.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

In 2005, the historical situation was redressed, when South Korea paid direct compensation to tens of thousands of wartime laborers.

From Washington Times • Mar. 15, 2023

“Neither is acceptable and both could be redressed by transparency.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2023

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