optimize

[op-tuh-mahyz] / ˈɒp təˌmaɪz /

VERB

make perfect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance amend better correct develop enhance help hone improve increase lift progress raise reform revamp revise rise upgrade

STRONG

ameliorate augment cultivate edit elevate emend polish purify rectify recuperate refine sharpen update

WEAK

make strides modify perk up pick up set right shape up straighten out take off touch up turn the corner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

weaken worsen

STRONG

decline decrease diminish hurt

WEAK

damage harm impair injure mar withdraw

Example Sentences

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Japanese companies are focused on optimizing balance sheets and growth strategies, Pasquill said.

From Barron's

Operational improvements are supporting Krispy Kreme’s turnaround, Charlesworth said, with margins rising in the latest quarter thanks to optimized production, increased productivity and an outsourcing program for logistics that has reduced costs.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The financial system, optimized over decades for a world of scarce human minds, is repricing. That repricing is painful, disorderly, and far from complete.”

From Barron's

Government and industry optimized our weapons to be ever more exquisite, expensive and scarce.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We aren’t walking around thinking we have the divine right to success. We are walking around thinking about how to optimize the value we give to our customers.”

From Barron's