melioration

[meel-yuh-rey-shuhn, mee-lee-uh-] / ˌmil yəˈreɪ ʃən, ˌmi li ə- /

NOUN

improvement

Synonyms

STRONG

advance advancement amelioration amendment augmentation betterment change civilization correction cultivation development elevation enhancement enrichment furtherance gain growth increase preferment progress progression promotion rally reclamation recovery rectification reformation regeneration renovation revision rise upbeat upgrade

WEAK

upswing

Antonyms

STRONG

decline decrease demotion deterioration diminishment failure halt impediment loss regression retreat retrogression stagnation stop stoppage worsening

NOUN

progress

Synonyms

STRONG

advance amelioration betterment boost break breakthrough buildup course dash development evolution expedition flowering growth headway hike impetus improvement increase journey lunge march momentum motion movement pace passage process procession proficiency progression promotion rate rise stride tour unfolding voyage way

WEAK

anabasis evolvement ongoing step forward

Antonyms

STRONG

block blockage decline decrease diminishment failure halt hindrance inaction reduction stagnation stoppage whole worsening

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But professional reformation or melioration is usually an organic, incremental process.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 22, 2011

In the melioration of the public service which has been so conspicuously in operation since 1877, Hayes must be rated the pioneer President.

From Historical Essays by Rhodes, James Ford

"The condition of mankind is in a state of melioration, as far as misery arises from ignorance, for as the world grows older it must grow wiser, if wisdom arises from experience."

From Answer to Dr. Priestley's Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever by Turner, Matthew

The friend of the people, it tends to free schools, a free press, a free government, the abolition of slavery, war, vice, and the melioration of society.

From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman

But a memorable melioration of the state of man will carry some degree of conviction to the hearts of all.

From Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author by Godwin, William

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