| Main Entry: | revamp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | renovate |
Synonyms: |
clean, do up, face-lift, make over, overhaul, recondition, refresh, refurbish, rehabilitate, remake, remodel, renew, repair, restore, resurrect, retread, revitalize, revive, spruce up, update |
| Main Entry: | alter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change |
Synonyms: |
adapt, adjust, amend, change, convert, cook, correct mid-course, develop, dial back, diversify, doctor, fine tune, make different, metamorphose, modify, mutate, phony up, recalibrate, recast, reconstruct, refashion, reform, remodel, renovate, reshape, revamp, revise, shift, transform, transmute, turn, vary |
Antonyms: |
continue, fix, keep, let stand, maintain, preserve, remain, retain, sustain |
| Main Entry: | better |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve performance; outdo |
Synonyms: |
advance, ameliorate, amend, beat, best, cap, correct, enhance, exceed, excel, forward, further, help, meliorate, mend, outshine, outstrip, promote, raise, rectify, refine, reform, revamp, surpass, top, transcend |
| Notes: | better is greater in excellence or higher in quality; more useful; more highly skilled; healthier than before - while bettor is someone who bets |
Antonyms: |
deteriorate, get worse, worsen |
| Main Entry: | doctor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fix up, treat |
Synonyms: |
administer, apply medication, attend, do up, fix, give treatment, medicate, mend, overhaul, patch up, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, repair, revamp, supply |
Antonyms: |
harm, hurt, injure |
| Main Entry: | do up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | physically prepare; fix |
Synonyms: |
clean, doctor, enclose, finish, gift-wrap, launder, mend, overhaul, package, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, repair, revamp, wash, wrap |
Antonyms: |
hurt, injure, ruin |
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mend, repair |
Synonyms: |
adjust, amend, correct, debug, do up, doctor, emend, face-lift, fiddle with, overhaul, patch, put to rights, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, regulate, restore, retread, revamp, revise, see to, sort, tune up |
Antonyms: |
break, corrupt, destroy, unfix |
| 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: | mend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | correct, improve, fix |
Synonyms: |
aid, ameliorate, amend, better, condition, convalesce, cure, darn, doctor, emend, fiddle with, gain, get better, get well, heal, knit, look up, overhaul, patch, perk up, ready, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, recover, rectify, recuperate, redress, refit, reform, refurbish, rejuvenate, remedy, renew, renovate, repair, restore, retouch, revamp, revise, right, service, sew |
Antonyms: |
break, destroy, hurt, ruin, weaken |
| Main Entry: | modernize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring up to date; remodel |
Synonyms: |
improve, refresh, regenerate, rejuvenate, remake, renew, renovate, restore, revamp, revive, update |
Antonyms: |
antique, date, outmode, regress, wear |
| Main Entry: | modulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust, harmonize |
Synonyms: |
attune, balance, fine-tune, inflect, regulate, restrain, revamp, switch, temper, tone, transmogrify, tune, tweak, vary |
Antonyms: |
leave alone |