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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The company is reducing and restructuring roles across the company to optimize operations and realign the company toward a new brand-centric operating model, a Mattel spokesperson told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Perhaps we can only optimize ourselves so much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

It isn’t enough that you have to optimize Social Security or figure out how to make your savings last through retirement.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Companies are selling products and services to optimize infant gut microbiomes, though some scientists and pediatricians caution that the marketing outpaces science.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

The university had a reputation for spawning world-class scientists exploring how to optimize use of technology in airplanes and in the military, in the tradition of Broadbent and Dr. Treisman.

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