upgrade

upgrade

noun

Definition of UPGRADE

1

an upward slope <had to walk our bicycle on the upgrades on our ride through the hills>

Synonyms acclivity, hill, rise, upgrade, uphill, uprise

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

Near Antonyms basin, depression, hollow

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

2

a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position <received an upgrade to lieutenant>

Synonyms ascent, creation, elevation, preference, preferment, promotion, rise, upgrade, upgrading

Related Words aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, magnification

Near Antonyms deposition, dethronement, discharge, dismissal, expulsion, impeachment, ouster, overthrow, removal, suspension, unmaking, unseating; downfall, fall

Antonyms abasement, comedown, degradation, demotion, disrating, downgrade, reduction

3

the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon <there's a steep upgrade to some of the hills on that route>

Synonyms cant, diagonal, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, slope, tilt, upgrade

Related Words ascent, bank, climb, rise

Near Antonyms declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, fall, hang, hanging, receding