UPSKILLING Synonyms

• act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

• a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

• (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

• a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

• the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

• a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

• a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)

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

• (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated

• the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

• the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979

• knowledge acquired by learning and instruction

• the gradual process of acquiring knowledge

• the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)

• the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

• an improvement that makes something more agreeable

• a change for the better; progress in development

• the act of improving something

• a condition superior to an earlier condition

• the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

• profound scholarly knowledge

• 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

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

• the result of improving something

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

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

• the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste

• activity leading to skilled behavior

• the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

• a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors

• a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a machine head, rotated and reciprocated to impart a smooth finish to cylinder bores, etc.

• sharpen with a hone

• make perfect or complete