REFINEMENTS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

refinements

noun

plural of refinement

as in improvements

an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill the recent refinements in this area of medical technology

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Recent Examples of refinements This barrier island beach town is a stone's throw from the numerous refinements of Savannah. —

Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 Lucas Blalock likewise finds tragicomic potential in photography itself, inverting Photoshop as a mere tool of postproduction to foreground it as generative and creative, leaving visible traces of labor in ugly edits and unrefined refinements. —

Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026 Its design clearly follows the trail Bambu Lab helped blaze with the Editors' Choice-winning A1, but Creality adds a few thoughtful refinements, including a high-quality extruder and a filament-changing system designed to reduce purge waste. —

Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026 Additional studies will investigate replacin aluminum structures with steel for better durability, and the addition of spike inlets and other aerodynamic refinements necessary to maintain stable flight and payload release at speeds approaching and exceeding Mach 3. —

David Szondy june 04, New Atlas, 4 June 2026 What to read next Mobility solutions Work on the mobility technique is ongoing at the university, with further refinements predicted to improve performance on mixed terrain. —

Leonard David, Space.com, 31 May 2026 Both of the new Surface Laptop and Pro models are simply refinements of an existing formula and don’t push the categories forward in meaningful ways. —

Tom Warren, The Verge, 28 May 2026 This summer, the trend is back with a few refinements. —

Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 27 May 2026 Despite the new additions and programming refinements, organizers insist the broader objective remains unchanged. —

Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 27 May 2026

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The company monitors the amount of carbon stored in farmers’ soils and issues a certificate for carbon improvements.

— Jasmin Sykes, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
PennDOT is installing about $20,000 in safety improvements at a Delaware County intersection where a college math professor was killed while riding his bicycle six months ago.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 18 June 2026