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improvements

NOUN

bettering; something bettered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance advancement change development enhancement gain growth increase progress recovery renovation revision rise upgrade

STRONG

amelioration amendment augmentation betterment civilization correction cultivation elevation enrichment furtherance meliorism preferment progression promotion rally reclamation rectification reformation regeneration upbeat

WEAK

upswing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease deterioration diminishment failure halt loss retreat retrogression stagnation stop stoppage

STRONG

demotion worsening

WEAK

damage diminishing harm hurt injury weakening

Example Sentences

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Researchers also found notable improvements in waist to height ratio and BMI categories among semaglutide users.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Freeport spent $250 million on improvements completed in 2017 to better control sulfur dioxide emissions.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

“When it comes to other measures of physical activity, we haven’t seen changes or improvements in people wearing hearing aids,” Nieman says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

"Our proposals will unlock the potential of this iconic employment hub, delivering significant jobs, investment and infrastructure improvements both locally and across the wider area," it said.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

When improvements in typewriters eliminated the problem of jamming, trials in 1932 with an efficiently laid-out keyboard showed that it would let us double our typing speed and reduce our typing effort by 95 percent.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond