MELIORATIONS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

meliorations

noun

plural of melioration

as in increases

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Noun

The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
These devices have seen quicker and larger price increases compared to flagship devices, for which memory is now more than a quarter of the cost.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

Definition of increases

Noun

One felony charge of reckless driving causing great bodily injury was dismissed in this week’s sentencing, as well as two enhancements of great bodily injury on a person.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
These software enhancements are expected to be important as the MQ-25A progresses through further development stages.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Definition of enhancements

Noun

But recent advances in Ukraine’s drone program have changed this.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The newfound longevity of elite soccer players has been made possible by advances in sports medicine, diet and analytics that measure everything from biomechanics and heart rate to muscular output and sleep cycles, all in real time.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of advances

Noun

As Jonas tries to get work done upstairs, he is repeatedly disturbed by his mother, who is obnoxiously kvelling about his scientific breakthroughs to a neighbor in the yard.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 July 2026
For Raymond James, its achievement will rival such breakthroughs as the dawn of electrification, railroads and the internet.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Definition of breakthroughs

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