Vocabulary
Mitigation
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Much of the smog affecting north Pakistan is linked to cross-border agricultural burning, underscoring the need for coordinated mitigation efforts with neighbouring states.
Dawn Editorials —
World`s dirtiest air
— 2026-03-26
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These indeed have some mitigation value.
Dawn Editorials —
Beyond adaptation
— 2025-11-11
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Its experience as a climate frontline state gives moral authority to demand parity between adaptation and mitigation in global finance and policy.2.
Dawn Editorials —
COP30: promise to performance
— 2025-11-08
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The Smog Mitigation Plan 2024-25 makes no mention of smog guns, raising questions about the origin of such ad hoc steps.
Dawn Editorials —
Misting out smog
— 2025-10-28
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There are no references to climate adaptation or mitigation, Paris Agreement commitments, or national climate policies including the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) or NDCs.
Dawn Editorials —
PDNA 2022 vs PDNA 2025
— 2025-10-23
Synonyms
alleviation, reduction, diminution, lessening, easing, weakening, lightening, assuagement
Curator example
“the identification and mitigation of pollution”
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