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IMPROVING Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the word improving. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word improving. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for IMPROVING

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advancing
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective satellite

• moving forward

ameliorating
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• tending to ameliorate

bettering
verbv
adjective

• changing for the better

developing
verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
noun

• processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

adjective satellite

• relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply

increasing
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• becoming greater or larger

• (music) increasing in tempo and/or volume

refining
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

strengthening
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• becoming stronger

• the act of increasing the strength of something

augmenting
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• enlarge or increase

• grow or intensify

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

elevating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

• raise from a lower to a higher position

• raise in rank or condition

enhancing
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
verb

• increase the level of

• make better or more attractive

progressing
adjectiveadj
noun

• gradual improvement or growth or development

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

• a movement forward

verb

• develop in a positive way

• move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

• form or accumulate steadily

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

ameliorate
verbv
verb

• to make better

• get better

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

meliorate
verbv
verb

• to make better

• get better

amend
verbv
verb

• make amendments to

• to make better

• set straight or right

batten
verb, nounv, n
noun

• stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber

• a strip fixed to something to hold it firm

verb

• furnish with battens

• secure with battens

edifying
adjectiveadj
adjective

• enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement

enhance
verbv
verb

• increase the level of

• make better or more attractive

Best Hypernyms For IMPROVING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for improving, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (13)
advancing alter ameliorating bettering change developing modify refining turn boosting enhancing progressing upgrading
Phrases (1)
change state

Alternatives for ADVANCING

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