AMENDED Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

amended

verb

Definition of amended

past tense of amend

as in improved

to make better trying to amend the situation of the striking workers by supplying them with minimal food supplies

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as in corrected

to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from the Bill of Rights was adopted in an effort to amend a constitution that seemed to many to be deficient in guaranteeing individual rights

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as in reformed

to change one's behavior or character for the better the judge had heard the defendant promise before that he would amend

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Recent Examples of amended In 1979, Charlotte City Council amended the code to require heating. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026 However, in the US, the federal standard for a full-time workweek, 40 hours, has not changed since the Fair Labor Standards Act was amended in 1940. — Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 The bill has since been amended to apply to other infill developments. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Though the fact sheet summarizing the bill language circulated around Sacramento on Wednesday on Thursday, the actual bill, SB 1229, has yet to be amended to reflect the agreement. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 If it gets amended in these final days instead, the amendments will be public — but the reason for them won't be. — Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 On August 10, the CFTC amended ElectronX’s designation to permit intermediated trading through futures commission merchants. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 However, the Spanish government later amended the law to allow commercial harvesting and processing under strict guidelines, including measures to prevent the creatures from spreading to other waterways. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 The complaint was amended again in January, when California State University’s board of trustees—which oversee San Diego State and Fresno State—joined as an additional plaintiff. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic winners Brookwood, Roswell and North Gwinnett all greatly improved their positions with wins last week at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Bera also urged the administration to ensure that the protections remain in place until conditions in Haiti have measurably improved.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of improved

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The bill’s supporters argued that these raises, concurrent with hikes in student tuition and inadequate pay for staff, revealed the CSU system’s misplaced priorities that needed to be reformed.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The group notes other states, such as Illinois, New Jersey and New York have either reformed or ended cash bail.

— Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

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Lala, which has since weakened into a tropical storm and is moving away from Hawaii, brought a remarkable two to three feet of rain to parts of the Big Island, where the steep terrain and mountains enhanced precipitation.

— Ben Noll, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2026
At West Ham, Fernandes enhanced his reputation as a player who can not only drive his team forward but also play a key role out of possession, defending on the front foot.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of enhanced

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But Liu and Glorioso rewrote the equations in a more accessible way in 2018, and the calculations started to trickle out.

— Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Kansas City Royals star Salvador Perez rewrote the club record books with his 318th career home run on Saturday.

— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Definition of rewrote

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The region’s leaders complained endlessly of feeling abandoned but never behaved as if abandonment were a significant possibility.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Of course, diners of all ages can be poorly behaved, but kids in restaurants tend to elicit the strongest opinions.

— Emily Heil, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2026

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