improvements

NOUN

bettering; something bettered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance advancement change development enhancement gain growth increase progress recovery renovation revision rise upgrade

STRONG

amelioration amendment augmentation betterment civilization correction cultivation elevation enrichment furtherance meliorism preferment progression promotion rally reclamation rectification reformation regeneration upbeat

WEAK

upswing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease deterioration diminishment failure halt loss retreat retrogression stagnation stop stoppage

STRONG

demotion worsening

WEAK

damage diminishing harm hurt injury weakening

Example Sentences

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This group experienced the largest improvements over time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

County officials are examining the feasibility of forming an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District that allows financing of public improvements secured against future property tax increases.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

By exempting improvements while continuing to tax land—and by making the abatement broad, automatic and predictable—the city let markets decide where demand justified new housing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In recent years Wessex Water has made considerable improvements to Somerset's sewage system, reducing the risk of overflows causing phospate pollution.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

A few weeks before, Joost had been told that Hoede’s boathouse would be undergoing improvements and to strike it from his rounds.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo