MAXIMIZE Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

maximize

verb

Definition of maximize

as in to increase

to make as great as possible in amount or degree The magazine contained tips to maximize the effect of a workout.

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Recent Examples of maximize This wine grid base maximizes vertical storage and is especially perfect for smaller spaces. — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2026 But the Falcons are maximizing their current breadth of access to Pearce. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026 To survive the flight home after each celebration, my plane outfit needs to maximize comfort. — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 His camera glides around rooms and pans at opportune moments to maximize the power of offscreen space. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maximize

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To increase supply, the International Energy Agency agreed on Thursday to release more than 20 million barrels of fuel to the market.

— Arathy Somasekhar Reuters, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Preparing multiple missions Manufacturing more rocket hardware will not increase launch frequency unless teams can prepare several missions simultaneously.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of increase

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The thrusters are integrated into the rear diffuser, and they can also be used to boost the car’s forward acceleration.

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 16 Oct. 2026
The Kalispell rally sought to boost GOP congressional candidate Aaron Flint, who is in a tight race for a toss-up House seat against Democrat Sam Forstag.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of boost

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Pierce and Kember were born in the same place on the same day, a lore-enhancing coincidence too stupid to make up.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Here will be the makings of an 85-acre live-work-play sector of the city that theoretically will seamlessly nestle into a neighborhood and enhance everything from The Crossroads Arts District to Union Station and the National WWI Museum & Memorial.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of enhance

Verb

There is a naturalistic aesthetic to the film, augmented by the locations, the costumes and the hair and makeup design.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Enabling that mode augments the on-device scam detection first shipped in March 2025, adding cloud analysis run in Google’s Private AI Compute environment.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

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