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enrich

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of enrich

1 to make better
  • A truly great book can enrich your life.
Synonyms of enrich

ameliorate, amend, better, enhance, help, improve, meliorate, perfect, refine, upgrade
Words Related to enrich

correct, emend, rectify, reform, remediate, remedy

edit, fine-tune, redraft, refurbish, rehab, rehabilitate, revamp, revise, rework

beef (up), boost, fortify, intensify, reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

fine, hone, polish

retouch, touch up
Near Antonyms of enrich

damage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, spoil, tarnish, vitiate

blemish, blight, deface, disfigure, flaw, mar

diminish, lessen, lower, reduce
Antonyms of enrich

worsen
2 to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
  • The church's magnificent interior is enriched with stunningly beautiful murals.
Synonyms of enrich

adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, caparison, deck, decorate, do, do up, doll up, drape, dress, embellish, emblaze, emboss, fancify, fancy up, festoon, garnish, glitz (up), grace, gussy up, ornament, pretty (up), trim
Words Related to enrich

accessorize, dress up, trap, trick (out)

brighten, freshen, smarten, spruce (up)

boss, chase

braid, embroider, feather, figure, filigree, fillet, flounce, frill, fringe, furbelow, garland, hang, lace, ribbon, swag, wreathe

appliqué, gild, paint
Near Antonyms of enrich

simplify, streamline

bare, denude, dismantle, display, divest, expose, reveal, strip, uncover

uglify
Antonyms of enrich

blemish, deface, disfigure, mar, scar, spoil

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