GENTRIFICATION Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word gentrification. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for GENTRIFICATION
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improvement | nounn | |||||||
noun • a change for the better; progress in development • the act of improving something • a condition superior to an earlier condition | ||||||||
modernization | nounn | |||||||
noun • making modern in appearance or behavior • a modernized version (as of a play) | ||||||||
redevelopment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of improving by renewing and restoring | ||||||||
regeneration | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs • feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input • the activity of spiritual or physical renewal • forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting | ||||||||
rehabilitation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the restoration of someone to a useful place in society • the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation • vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation • the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises | ||||||||
renovation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of improving by renewing and restoring • the state of being restored to its former good condition | ||||||||
revitalization | nounn | |||||||
noun • bringing again into activity and prominence | ||||||||
transformation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a qualitative change • (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system • a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure • (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA • the act of changing in form or shape or appearance | ||||||||
gentrified | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations | ||||||||
gentrifying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • To renovate or improve something, especially housing or district, to make it more appealing to the middle classes (often with the negative association of pricing out existing residents) | ||||||||
remodeling | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • To change the appearance, layout, or furnishings of. noun • An instance of modification or redecorating. | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
urban renewal | nounn | |||||||
noun • the clearing and rebuilding and redevelopment of urban slums |