Amends

Pronunciation: /əˈmɛnd/

Amends (verb)

  1. to change something to make it better or more correct.
  2. to officially change a document, law, or agreement.
  3. to add substances to soil to make it better for growing plants.

Examples

  • They decided to amend the rules to make them fairer.
  • We need to amend our plans due to the new information.

Common collocations: amend the rules, amend a plan, amend a contract, amend a report, amend the soil

Synonyms of Amends

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Amends

  • when discussing the opposite of improving
  • when referring to making something worse