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step-down vs mitigation

mitigation vs step-down

step-down and mitigation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
step-down Yes No No No
mitigation Yes No No No
As nouns, mitigation is a hyponym of step-down; that is, mitigation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than step-down:
  • step-down: the act of decreasing or reducing something
  • mitigation: the action of lessening in severity or intensity
step-down (noun) mitigation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
the action of lessening in severity or intensity
a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
Difference between step-down and mitigation

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