# mitigated vs motivated

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mitigated
*adjective · frequency rank #29,746*
Lessened, reduced, or diminished, and thereby made better, improved.

### motivated
*adjective · frequency rank #5,713*
Enthusiastic, especially about striving toward a goal.

## Source
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