Thesaurus:improve

Thesaurus

improve

English

Verb

Sense: to make better

Synonyms

• ameliorate
• amend
• batten
• better
• enhance
• hone
• improve
• meliorate
• refine

Antonyms

• aggravate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• deteriorate
• make matters worse    [⇒ thesaurus]
• pejorate
• worsen    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• alter    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• bling out (slang)
• prettify
• sex up (idiomatic)
• spark up (idiomatic)
• spiff up (idiomatic)
• spice (idiomatic)
• spice up (idiomatic)
• spruce up (idiomatic)
• sprucen up (idiomatic)
• sweeten
• tart up (idiomatic)
• titivate
• zhoosh (Polari)

Sense: to get better

Synonyms

• get better
• look up

See also

• repair    [⇒ thesaurus]
• empower

Further reading

• “improvement” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “improve” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.