AMELIORATION Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

amelioration

noun

Definition of amelioration

as in increase

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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon The hike brought the policy rate to its highest level since 1995, and came just three months after its previous increase.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Syria will provide subsidized diesel fuel for heating and agriculture after sharp price increases sparked widespread protests this week.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of increase

Noun

The agreement also calls for sentencing enhancements because the offense involved what federal guidelines describe as sophisticated money laundering.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Kaleb Taubman, 34, faces felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon and hit and run, with two enhancements attached to each charges.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of enhancement

Noun

Some strengthening is expected during the next day or so, and the system is forecast to become a tropical storm by tonight.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Analysts point out that the drop in the unemployment rate stems from a large number of American workers leaving the labor force, rather than any strengthening in the job market.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of strengthening

Noun

The weekly stochastics have registered an oversold upturn, increasing the likelihood that the recent low was an important one.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
The gentle upturn at the corners of the mouth gives Samoyeds a cheerful look, one suited to a major fashion campaign.

— Pat Mueller, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of upturn

Noun

In a recent note to clients, Bitwise’s director of research for Europe, André Dragosch, said the cryptocurrency’s recent upswing comes as investors have treated it more as a store of value than a risky tech stock.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
The economic upswing comes with growing concerns about displacement and a chronic housing shortage in a city where previous tech booms have already pushed many residents out.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of upswing

Noun

These advocates, in many cases, aren’t concerned about those issues, and believe that if humanity somehow survives the AI age, we are headed for a utopian future full of abundant health and scientific breakthroughs.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
That breakthrough became the foundation for technologies like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and virtually every major large language model in use today.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of breakthrough

Noun

The format of the tournament has changed for the betterment of the players, with the addition of four teams in Germany.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
The author emphasizes that financial security allows partnership to be a choice for love and mutual betterment, rather than a necessity for survival.

— Kristin Vance Richards, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of betterment

Noun

Sarma said Wall Street broadly expects an inflection in returns on AI investments around 2028, leading to an uplift in revenue, earnings and cash flow.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
According to the study, the resulting uplift would have created steep terrain and high ground that could be intensely eroded over long periods.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of uplift

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