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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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But if momentum in those winners starts to unwind, the same concentration could work in reverse, pulling the index lower even if participation improves elsewhere in the market, according to Krinsky.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

At its best, peer review improves papers before publication and screens out weak work, but its usefulness depends on the quality and independence of a field’s “expert” reviewers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The first stage will focus on safety, not on proving that the treatment improves vision or stops AMD progression.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Network Rail said the new system "eradicates the failure mechanisms of the past by providing complete separation of bimetallic elements and using a copper contact wire which improves current collection" from overhead wires by trains.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Giving a rat a ride improves the posture.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli