IMPROVEMENT Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

improvement

noun

im-ˈprüv-mənt

as in advance

an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill there's been a great improvement in your handwriting—I can actually read it!

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Recent Examples of improvement The Sox made a 19-game improvement during Venable’s first season as the Sox manager, going from 41-121 in 2024 to 60-102 in 2025. —

Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 Those potential improvements include sidewalk repairs and a revitalized pedestrian pathway from the Chinatown Metro station to the bridge across the 110 and then across Stadium Way, to Lookout Drive and the hill above. —

Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026 But improvements in medical imaging unlocked new use cases for CTs and MRIs; patients demanded, and doctors ordered, more tests, and radiologists were the doctors administering and interpreting them. —

Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 The rest of the improvements, meanwhile, are scattered across the device. —

Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for improvement

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Ann Williams, deputy superintendent of operations, said the event was held in advance of a topping-out ceremony, a construction milestone that marks the placement of the final structural steel beam at the top of a building.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
In 2023, Connecticut lawmakers restricted the use of that contract-language lever — it's called a prejudgment remedy waiver — for cash advances under $250,000, like Jane's.

— Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026