enhances

VERB

improve, embellish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add to appreciate augment boost build up complement enlarge heighten increase intensify raise reinforce strengthen upgrade

STRONG

adorn aggrandize amplify beautify boom elevate embroider exaggerate exalt lift magnify pad pyramid swell

WEAK

flesh out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease diminish discourage hurt lessen lower neglect reduce subtract take away undermine weaken

STRONG

compress condemn contract debase demote denounce depress disgrace drop mar play down

WEAK

fix minimize worsen

Example Sentences

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enhances

Continental Shelf and materially enhances its production outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

He added that it "very much enhances" the defence alliance Nato.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

El Niño typically enhances hurricane activity in the eastern and central Pacific because of the warm ocean temperatures it brings to that part of the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

"Diversifying energy supplies, including with abundant US sources, enhances regional stability and prosperity."

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

If hindsight enhances our appreciation for the solidity and stability of the republican legacy, it also blinds us to the truly stunning improbability of the achievement itself.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis