IMPROVEMENT Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

improvement

noun

im-ˈprüv-mənt

Definition of improvement

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 Compared with its previous humanoid platforms, the new model delivers significant improvements in mobility, payload capacity, endurance, and dexterity. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026 Until now, the company has mostly defended that spending by pointing to improvements in its advertising business. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 3 July 2026 Before implementing new solutions, organizations should establish clear performance benchmarks and measure improvements over time. — Damini Sood, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The development project will also involve street and intersection improvements in the surrounding area, including upgrades to ramps on and off of Interstate 70 and Noland Road. — Ilana Arougheti july 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for improvement

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The band headlined a May 28, 1976, date that was cobbled together with little advance at Riviera Theatre, where an enthusiastic crowd spurred three encores.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Digital twin advances The research team demonstrated the platform’s sim-to-real transfer capabilities by developing a robotic application entirely within the simulation and deploying it to the physical iMETRO facility in less than a day.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

Definition of advance

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Brent Stubbs, the facility’s chief administrative officer, compared the advanced tech to construction equipment, washing machines and other advancements that revolutionized human labor.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of advancement

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Last May, the president issued an executive order meant to limit and track all research that involves the potential enhancement of dangerous pathogens.

— Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
The enhancement suite removes crosstalk, denoises and balances voice levels across speakers within seconds rather than the hours a human audio engineer would typically spend working soundboard faders by hand.

— Damion Taylor, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of enhancement

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But top bankers and regulators also recognize that Europe is lagging in AI investment and the development of frontier companies driving breakthroughs.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 3 July 2026
The breakthrough extended Messi’s record with his 20th World Cup goal, his seventh goal of the 2026 tournament and continued his record streak of consecutive World Cup games with a goal, now at eight.

— Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Definition of breakthrough

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Wang said that Silicon Valley has lost some of its appetite for founders who build hardware products, shunning the longer development cycles and less return upside, compared with AI applications, as well as inevitable supply chain hurdles.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Research and development accounts for an average of just 4% of European countries’ defense budgets, compared to 10% for the United States – which reaps significant economic multiplier effects from that military spending.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

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