Choose the word that describes the best antonym (opposite) of the following words.
Aggravate

Alleviate

The best antonym for aggravate is alleviate.

• Aggravate means to make worse or more severe.
• Alleviate means to make something less severe or troublesome.

The other options are not opposites of aggravate.

• Abbreviate means to shorten or reduce the length of something.
• Advocate means to support or recommend something.
• Appreciate means to value or esteem something highly.