AMELIORATING Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word ameliorating. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for AMELIORATING
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advancing | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • moving forward | ||||||||
bettering | verbv | |||||||
adjective • changing for the better | ||||||||
improving | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • getting higher or more vigorous | ||||||||
refining | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) | ||||||||
uplifting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the rise of something | ||||||||
amending | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • make amendments to • to make better • set straight or right | ||||||||
boosting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of giving hope or support to someone • an increase in cost • the act of giving a push verb • increase • give a boost to; be beneficial to • contribute to the progress or growth of • increase or raise • push or shove upward, as if from below or behind | ||||||||
complementing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction • a complete number or quantity • number needed to make up a whole force • something added to complete or embellish or make perfect • one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response • either of two parts that mutually complete each other verb • make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to | ||||||||
enhancing | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
verb • increase the level of • make better or more attractive | ||||||||
upgrading | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an upward slope or grade (as in a road) • software that provides better performance than an earlier version did • a reservation that is improved • the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises • hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did • the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components) verb • rate higher; raise in value or esteem • to improve what was old or outdated • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position • get better travel conditions • give better travel conditions to | ||||||||
better | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another • (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness noun • something superior in quality or condition or effect • someone who bets • a superior person having claim to precedence • the superior one of two alternatives adverb • comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc. • from a position of superiority or authority adjective satellite • (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable • more than half verb • surpass in excellence • to make better • get better | ||||||||
improve | verbv | |||||||
verb • to make better • get better | ||||||||
meliorate | verbv | |||||||
verb • to make better • get better | ||||||||
amend | verbv | |||||||
verb • make amendments to • to make better • set straight or right |