| Main Entry: | melioration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | improvement |
Synonyms: |
advance, advancement, amelioration, amendment, augmentation, betterment, change, civilization, correction, cultivation, development, elevation, enhancement, enrichment, furtherance, gain, growth, increase, preferment, progress, progression, promotion, rally, reclamation, recovery, rectification, reformation, regeneration, renovation, revision, rise, upbeat, upgrade, upswing |
| Main Entry: | melioration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | progress |
Synonyms: |
advance, amelioration, anabasis, betterment, boost, break*, breakthrough, buildup, course, dash, development, evolution, evolvement, expedition, flowering, growth, headway, hike, impetus, improvement, increase, journey, lunge, march, momentum, motion, movement, ongoing, pace, passage, process, procession, proficiency, progression, promotion, rate, rise, step forward, stride, tour, unfolding, voyage, way |
| Main Entry: | betterment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | improvement |
Synonyms: |
advancement, amelioration, mastery, melioration, progress, prosperity, upgrading |
Antonyms: |
deterioration, impairment, unhealthiness, worsening |
| Main Entry: | amelioration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | improvement |
Synonyms: |
advance, advancement, betterment, enrichment, melioration, progress, refinement, reform, revision, upgrade |
| Main Entry: | betterment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
all the better for, aright, better, better advised, better for, better off, corrigible, emendatory, improvable, improved, improving, progressive, reformatory, remedial, reparatory
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