1. improvement
noun. ['ˌɪmˈpruːvmənt'] the act of improving something.
Synonyms
- stabilisation
- cleansing
- fix
- airing
- melioration
- amelioration
- stabilization
- self-improvement
- enrichment
- development
- humanization
- fixing
- mend
- reparation
- betterment
- mending
- correction
- clearing
- change of state
- redevelopment
- tenderisation
- tenderization
- cleaning
- reform
- upgrade
- upturn
- optimisation
- cleanup
- rectification
- self-reformation
- enhancement
- overhaul
- optimization
- ventilation
- humanisation
- perfection
- sweetening
- modernisation
- fixture
- clarification
- repair
- modernization
Antonyms
- destabilisation
- adulterating
- septic
- unwire
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Words that Rhyme with Improvement
- movement
Example sentences of the word improvement
1. Noun, singular or mass
Visit your local hardware or home improvement store and pick out a sheet of 1/4-inch plywood.
Quotes containing the word improvement
1. For many people, myself included, the end of the world is happening all the time! It is a form of criticality that paradoxically gives us hope for change and improvement.
- Douglas Coupland
2. Post-operatively the transplanted kidney functioned immediately with a dramatic improvement in the patient's renal and cardiopulmonary status. This spectacular success was a clear demonstration that organ transplantation could be life-saving.
- Joseph Murray
3. You cannot allow your desire to be a winner to be diminished by achieving success before and I believe there is room for improvement in every sportsman.
- Lionel Messi
2. self-improvement
noun. ['ˈsɛlfɪmˈpruːvmənt'] the act of improving yourself.
Synonyms
- reform
- self-suggestion
- autosuggestion
- auto-suggestion
- self-reformation
Antonyms
- worsen
Etymology
- improvement (English)
- self- (English)
3. improvement
noun. ['ˌɪmˈpruːvmənt'] a change for the better; progress in development.
Synonyms
- fitting
- transformation
- revitalisation
- preservation
- accommodation
- betterment
- revivification
- conservation
- revival
- shift
- elaboration
- transmutation
- revitalization
- refinement
- resurgence
- adjustment
- advance
Antonyms
- unpin
- unfasten
- untie
- unstaple
4. improvement
noun. ['ˌɪmˈpruːvmənt'] a condition superior to an earlier condition.
Synonyms
- reformation
- condition
- melioration
- betterment
- refurbishment
- restoration
- status
- development
Antonyms
- unbar
- unzip
- unchain
- dislodge