as in improvement
an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill
the phenomenal enhancements that have been made in home electronic equipment
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of enhancement
Certainly the government has a role to play in helping synagogues, churches, mosques, schools and others in putting up security barriers, training security officers and those physical security enhancements.
—
CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
While this may confine a human’s dream of immortality to solutions that rely on technological enhancements, bio-hacking your body, or science-fiction level technology that relies on novel physical laws and/or phenomena, there’s still plenty that relativity has to say about living forever.
—Big Think, 12 Mar. 2026
Sahil was initially charged with DUI causing injury and vehicular manslaughter, along with enhancements for causing great bodily injury, having an excessive blood-alcohol content and circumstances in aggravation.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Replacement saplings for mature trees being removed are not an enhancement.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
The new feature will begin to roll out Thursday in the mobile app, with the AI enhancements coming soon to Apple CarPlay.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
But with the additional enhancements, the Ultra 5 250K Plus could produce faster performance.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
The murder charges include the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders, along with sentencing enhancements related to a prior arson conviction, according to the District Attorney’s Office, which will decide later whether to seek the death penalty against Duverne.
—City News Service, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
On Monday, Aimee Alexis Hidalgo, 28, of Tustin turned herself in after she was charged with voluntary manslaughter and an enhancement of personal use of a firearm in the killing of sheriff’s Deputy Brittany Shaw in August, according to a news release.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
While this may confine a human’s dream of immortality to solutions that rely on technological enhancements, bio-hacking your body, or science-fiction level technology that relies on novel physical laws and/or phenomena, there’s still plenty that relativity has to say about living forever.
—Big Think, 12 Mar. 2026
Sahil was initially charged with DUI causing injury and vehicular manslaughter, along with enhancements for causing great bodily injury, having an excessive blood-alcohol content and circumstances in aggravation.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Replacement saplings for mature trees being removed are not an enhancement.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
The new feature will begin to roll out Thursday in the mobile app, with the AI enhancements coming soon to Apple CarPlay.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
But with the additional enhancements, the Ultra 5 250K Plus could produce faster performance.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
The murder charges include the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders, along with sentencing enhancements related to a prior arson conviction, according to the District Attorney’s Office, which will decide later whether to seek the death penalty against Duverne.
—City News Service, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
On Monday, Aimee Alexis Hidalgo, 28, of Tustin turned herself in after she was charged with voluntary manslaughter and an enhancement of personal use of a firearm in the killing of sheriff’s Deputy Brittany Shaw in August, according to a news release.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enhancement
Noun
-
The money to transform the website came from capital improvement projects, but officials could not answer questions about specific bonds or other funding sources used for the project.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
-
Therefore, your desire to pull up your socks and make some improvements might be a bit scattered or unwise.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Along with the celebration and advancement to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic for the first time since 2009, Venezuela baseball also secured its spot in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
-
Military scientists in China have reportedly made a significant advancement that can help boost radar’s target detection capabilities.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Or does this team, despite starting three freshmen, have the resiliency necessary to survive and advance?—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
-
With sodium being abundant and inexpensive, such advances could accelerate the deployment of sodium-ion batteries in grid storage, renewable energy integration, and backup power applications.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Enhancement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enhancement. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
