| Main Entry: | improve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become better |
Synonyms: |
advance, ameliorate, amend, augment, better, boost, civilize, come around, convalesce, correct, cultivate, develop, doctor up, edit, elevate, emend, enhance, gain ground, help, increase, lift, look up, make strides, meliorate, mend, perk up, pick up*, polish, progress, promote, purify, raise, rally, recover, rectify, recuperate, refine, reform, revamp, revise, rise, set right, shape up, sharpen, skyrocket, straighten out, take off, touch up, turn the corner, update, upgrade |
Antonyms: |
damage, decline, decrease, diminish, harm, hurt, injure, weaken, worsen |
| Main Entry: | adjust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mechanically alter, especially to |
Synonyms: |
align, balance, bring into line, calibrate, connect, correct, fine-tune, fit, fix, focus, grind, improve, improve accommodate, mend, overhaul, polish, put in working order, readjust, rectify, regulate, renovate, repair, service, set, sharpen, square, tighten, troubleshoot, tune up |
Antonyms: |
derange, disarrange, unsuit |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase in amount, number, or position |
Synonyms: |
boost, break the bank, develop, elevate, enlarge, get fat, get rich, grade, grow, hit pay dirt, hit the jackpot, improve, magnify, make a killing, make out, multiply, pan out, prefer, prosper, raise, strike gold, strike it rich, thrive, up, upgrade, uplift |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
Antonyms: |
decrease, take back, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | ameliorate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make, become better |
Synonyms: |
alleviate, amend, help, improve, lighten, meliorate, mitigate, relieve, step up, upgrade |
Antonyms: |
worsen |
| Main Entry: | appreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase in worth |
Synonyms: |
enhance, gain, grow, improve, inflate, raise the value of, rise |
Antonyms: |
decrease, depreciate, lose value |
| Main Entry: | beautify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make more physically attractive |
Synonyms: |
adorn, array, bedeck, deck, decorate, dress up, embellish, enhance, garnish, gild, glamorize, grace, improve, make up, ornament, prettify, set off, trim |
Antonyms: |
disfigure, harm, injure, mar, spoil |
| Main Entry: | benefit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help, enhance |
Synonyms: |
advance, advantage, aid, ameliorate, assist, avail, be good for, better, build, contribute to, do for one, do the trick, favor, fill the bill, further, improve, make a killing, make it, pay, pay off, profit, promote, relieve, serve, succor, work for |
Antonyms: |
handicap, harm, hinder, hurt, injure |
| Main Entry: | brighten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make happy, feel better |
Synonyms: |
become cheerful, buck up, buoy up, cheer, cheer up, clear up, encourage, enliven, gladden, hearten, improve, look up, perk up |
Antonyms: |
depress, upset |
| Main Entry: | build |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase, accelerate |
Synonyms: |
aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, compound, develop, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, heighten, improve, intensify, magnify, mount, multiply, strengthen, swell, wax |
Antonyms: |
decelerate, decrease, destroy, ruin |
| Main Entry: | build up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amplify, advertise |
Synonyms: |
add to, boost, develop, enhance, expand, extend, fortify, heighten, hype, improve, increase, intensify, plug*, promote, publicize, puff, reinforce, spotlight, strengthen |
Antonyms: |
lessen, let down, play down, weaken |