Definitions

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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Opportunities to transform, improve and optimize are rarely more than a click away.

From Salon

For influencers and podcasters who discuss sometimes novel techniques to optimize health and fitness, underwear is the latest in a line of favorite topics, after things such as protein intake, sunlight exposure and seed oils.

From The Wall Street Journal

“How are we using AI to optimize both of those other areas? How do we use AI for ourselves to make ourselves the best we can be?”

From The Wall Street Journal

Bots optimized for engagement want a never-ending dialogue.

From The Wall Street Journal

Where the slop bowl is optimized for throughput, the hippie bowl is the product of belief.

From Salon