| Main Entry: |
renovation
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | remodeling |
| Synonyms: | facelift, improvement, renewal, repair, restoration, upgrade |
| Main Entry: | improvement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bettering; something bettered |
| Synonyms: | advance, advancement, amelioration, amendment, augmentation, betterment, change, civilization, correction, cultivation, development, elevation, enhancement, enrichment, furtherance, gain, growth, increase, meliorism, preferment, progress, progression, promotion, rally, reclamation, recovery, rectification, reformation, regeneration, renovation, revision, rise, upbeat, upgrade, upswing |
| Antonyms: | damage, decline, decrease, diminishing, harm, hurt, injury, weakening, worsening |
| Main Entry: | urban renewal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | redevelopment of town or city |
| Synonyms: | face-lifting, overhauling, refurbishment, rehabilitation, renovation, slum clearance, urban redevelopment |
| Main Entry: | mending |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restoring |
| Synonyms: | adjustment, alteration, ameliorating, bettering, correcting, curing, enhancing, fixing, freshening, helping, patching up, rebuilding, rectifying, refreshing, relieving, remedying, remodeling, renewing, renovating, renovation, repair, repairing, restoration, reviving, tinkering |
| Main Entry: | reformation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the act of reforming |
| Synonyms: | alteration, amendment, change, correction, improvement, realignment, rearrangement, reconstruction, reform, rehabilitation, renewal, renovation, reorganization, reworking, shifting, transformation |
| Main Entry: | restoration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the act of restoring |
| Synonyms: | alteration, cure, healing, rebuilding, reclamation, recovery, reestablishment, reformation, rehabilitation, rejuvenation, remaking, remodeling, renewal, renovation, return, revival |
| Main Entry: | restoration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the act of reconstructing |
| Synonyms: | reconstruction, refurbishment, rehabilitation, renovation, repair, reparation |
| Main Entry: | restoration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reestablishment |
| Synonyms: | cure, healing, instauration, reanimation, reconstruction, recovery, recuperation, redemption, redintegration, refurbishment, rehabilitation, reimbursement, reinstatement, reinstitution, reinvigoration, rejuvenation, remedy, remodeling, renewal, renovation, reparation, repatriation, replacement, restitution, return, revival, revivification |
| Antonyms: | abolition, neglect |
| Main Entry: | melioration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | improvement |
| Synonyms: | advance, advancement, amelioration, amendment, augmentation, betterment, change, civilization, correction, cultivation, development, elevation, enhancement, enrichment, furtherance, gain, growth, increase, preferment, progress, progression, promotion, rally, reclamation, recovery, rectification, reformation, regeneration, renovation, revision, rise, upbeat, upgrade, upswing |