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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Mine was not the stuff the protectors of forlorn damsels, the redressers of this world's wrongs are made of; and my tutor was the man to know that best.

From Some Reminiscences by Conrad, Joseph

No Quixote, I do not affect to belong, I admit, to those charter'd redressers of wrong; But I seek to console, where I can.

From Lucile by Meredith, Owen

The knights of the fourteenth century were no longer the protectors of the weak, the redressers of wrongs, loyal to their liege lords, observers of their oaths.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

Mine was not the stuff of protectors of forlorn damsels, the redressers of this world's wrong are made of; and my tutor was the man to know that best.

From A Personal Record by Conrad, Joseph