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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Founder Roger Gibson wrote a classic investment book in 1989 arguing that adding diverse asset classes to a portfolio improves risk-adjusted returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

In a field where performance improves so rapidly and demand from computing continues to increase, this hurdle could prove a major economic and operational challenge.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

"It is enough for us that our land's soil health improves," said Suman, another managing director at Tappal Samriddhi Mahila Kisan.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

Regular participation in the arts improves cognition, lowers blood pressure and reduces stress, according to “Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Save Lives.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

If and when the economy improves, the justification for a “softer” approach would no longer exist.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander