Synonyms of improvements

improvements

noun

plural of improvement

as in advances

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!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advances
• advancements
• enhancements
• breakthroughs
• refinements
• developments
• innovations
• discoveries
• betterments
• increases
• evolutions
• educations
• ameliorations
• upgrades
• upswings
• perfections
• gestations
• upturns
• maturations
• quantum leaps
• enlightenments
• growths
• revivals
• civilizations
• meliorations
• expansions
• elaborations
• edifications
• finds
• uplifts
• windfalls
• inventions
• boosts
• uptrends
• renaissances
• renascences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• setbacks
• breakdowns
• reductions
• crashes
• impediments
• collapses
• hindrances
• decreases
• shortcomings
• failings
• declines
• stumbling blocks
• lapses
• impairments
• drawbacks
• downgrades
• degenerations
• glitches
• deteriorations
• decays
• detriments
• declensions
• descents
• diminishments
• languishments
• decadences
• disablements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of improvements

The company says models previously trained or improved using your information may still retain those improvements. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

If awarded funding, staff would evaluate and develop potential improvements for the 20 intersections within the high-injury network that have seen the highest number of crashes, according to a staff report. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Court records show that most of the financial exploitation was related to improvements to the Monroe home. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

The $80 million charge for rejecting the project pales in comparison to the billions that Charlotte will lose in highway funding, economic benefits and community improvements from the project. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

This perhaps explains Hill’s recent push in the running segment — a more forward-thinking category than the brand’s legacy classics — where new developments have already shown positive improvements. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

The results are significant because even relatively small forecasting improvements can help utilities make better decisions about when energy should be generated, stored or consumed. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Muñoz proposed improvements to the Spanish fleet to King Philip IV in hopes of ending his exile to Portuguese India. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

The features stay the same, aside from some back-end improvements to speed and reliability. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026