ameliorative

Definitions

Having the effect of making something better or improving a situation.

Serving to mitigate or lessen the severity of something unpleasant.

Examples

The new policy was intended to have an ameliorative effect on the struggling local economy.

She sought an ameliorative solution to the conflict that would satisfy both parties involved.

Synonyms

improving beneficial remedial corrective helpful constructive bettering

Antonyms

worsening deteriorating harmful damaging detrimental deleterious aggravating