improves

VERB

make or become better

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance better boost correct develop enhance help increase lift progress promote raise recover reform revamp revise rise upgrade

STRONG

ameliorate amend augment civilize convalesce cultivate edit elevate emend meliorate mend polish purify rally rectify recuperate refine sharpen skyrocket update

WEAK

come around doctor up gain ground look up make strides perk up pick up set right shape up straighten out take off touch up turn the corner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blow decline decrease demote depress descend deteriorate diminish drop halt hinder hurt lessen lose lower recede reduce repress retreat retrogress stop worsen

STRONG

corrupt damage destroy dirty dull pollute ruin weaken

WEAK

harm injure

Example Sentences

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improves

It might be the rare trade that improves both organizations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Adding grog improves the durability of a vessel and helps it tolerate the intense heat of firing and cooking.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Doctors say his heart rate improves during her visit.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

“One new finding from this study is that the ability to overcome academic difficulty improves when there’s a strong future point of view,” Feuer says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

This amiable spirit was felt at once, and both aunts ‘my deared’ her affectionately, looking what they afterward said emphatically, “That child improves every day.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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