ABATEMENT OF A NUISANCE Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase abatement of a nuisance. (close relations)
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| alleviation | nounn | |||||
noun • the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced • the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) | ||||||
| decrease | verbv | |||||
noun • a change downward • a process of becoming smaller or shorter • the amount by which something decreases • the act of decreasing or reducing something verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • make become smaller | ||||||
| easing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a change for the better • the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) | ||||||
| lessening | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a change downward | ||||||
| mitigation | nounn | |||||
noun • to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious • a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances • the action of lessening in severity or intensity | ||||||
| moderation | nounn | |||||
noun • quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes • a change for the better • the trait of avoiding excesses • the action of lessening in severity or intensity | ||||||
| reduction | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of decreasing or reducing something • any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent • the act of reducing complexity | ||||||
| subsiding | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a gradual sinking to a lower level | ||||||
| diminishment | nounn | |||||
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| nuisance abatement | nounn | |||||
noun • (law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance | ||||||
