IMPROVS Synonyms

• a movement forward

• a change for the better; progress in development

• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

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

• an amount paid before it is earned

• increase in price or value

• being ahead of time or need

• situated ahead or going before

• move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

• bring forward for consideration or acceptance

• increase or raise

• contribute to the progress or growth of

• cause to move forward

• obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

• develop in a positive way

• develop further

• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

• pay in advance

• move forward

• rise in rate or price

• to make better

• get better

• enlarge or increase

• grow or intensify

• (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

• something superior in quality or condition or effect

• someone who bets

• a superior person having claim to precedence

• the superior one of two alternatives

• 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

• (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable

• more than half

• surpass in excellence

• to make better

• get better

• the act of giving hope or support to someone

• an increase in cost

• the act of giving a push

• 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

• foster the growth of

• prepare for crops

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

• increase the level of

• make better or more attractive

• make better or improve in quality

• make wealthy or richer

• United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)

• providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties

• promote the growth of

• bring up under fosterage; of children

• help develop, help grow

• become more extreme

• make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity

• increase the level of

• increase the height of

• make (one's senses) more acute

• make more intense, stronger, or more marked

• the act of giving temporary assistance

• the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

• the event of something being raised upward

• a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

• a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

• a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

• one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

• lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

• plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised

• transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

• a ride in a car

• the act of raising something

• raise from a lower to a higher position

• take hold of something and move it to a different location

• move upwards

• move upward

• make audible

• cancel officially

• make off with belongings of others

• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

• invigorate or heighten

• raise in rank or condition

• take off or away by decreasing

• rise up

• pay off (a mortgage)

• take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

• take illegally

• fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means

• take (root crops) out of the ground

• call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

• rise upward, as from pressure or moisture

• put an end to

• remove (hair) by scalping

• remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

• remove from a surface

• perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

• of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

• the property of being smooth and shiny

• the Slavic language of Poland

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• a preparation used in polishing

• make (a surface) shine

• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

• bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

• gradual improvement or growth or development

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

• a movement forward

• develop in a positive way

• move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

• form or accumulate steadily

• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

• make more complex, intricate, or richer

• treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition

• reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities

• attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying

• make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of

• 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)

• 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