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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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She recommended larger and longer studies to check if preserving muscle improves strength, wellbeing and long-term health outcomes.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

That framework has a grim internal logic: when the economy improves, policy must restrain it before workers and businesses get too comfortable.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Despite widespread marketing claims aimed at athletes and fitness enthusiasts, the review found little evidence that collagen improves exercise performance or recovery.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

"As the security condition normalises, and his health improves, I would expect him to play a bigger role," Sabet added.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Neither she, nor Dr. Gazzaley, believed their findings should be taken to mean that the simple act of playing a video game improves the brain, or, specifically, the attention networks.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel