upgrade

¹up·grade

noun \ˈəp-ˌgrād\

Definition of UPGRADE

1

: an upward grade or slope

2

: increase, rise

3

: improvement 2b

Examples of UPGRADE

1. a slight upgrade in the roadway
2. The hotel offered us a room upgrade.

First Known Use of UPGRADE

1873

Related to UPGRADE

Synonyms: acclivity, hill, rise, ascent, uphill, uprise

Antonyms: declension, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, downhill, drop-off, fall, hang, hanging

Related Words: cant, diagonal, glacis, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, tilt; climb, hump, mound, ridge, swell

Near Antonyms: basin, depression, hollow

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Rhymes with UPGRADE

abrade, afraid, air raid, arcade, Band-Aid, barmaid, Belgrade, blockade, bondmaid, bridesmaid, brigade, brocade, cascade, charade, clichéd, cockade, corrade, cross-trade, crusade, decade, degrade, dissuade, downgrade, evade, eyeshade, fair-trade, first aid, glissade, grenade, handmade, homemade, housemaid, inlaid, invade, limeade, low-grade, man-made, mermaid, milkmaid, navaid, nightshade, nursemaid, old maid, parade, persuade, pervade, plain-laid, pomade, postpaid, sacheted, scalade, sea-maid, self-made, stockade, sunshade, switchblade, torsade, twayblade, twice-laid, unbraid, unlade, unmade, unpaid, upbraid