Synonyms of refinements

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of refinements

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra brings a faster chip, redesigned thermal cooling, and better battery life, but these refinements may feel too incremental for existing Tab S11 Ultra owners. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

The third-generation glasses feature fairly minor refinements. — Victoria Song, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2026

Final design and engineering refinements for the Oceanside project are expected to continue through 2027. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Featuring Bose’s noise cancellation technology, now referred to as QuietControl, the new QuietComfort headphones have several refinements over the first-generation model in their active noise cancellation performance. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Building the foundation for future testing Beyond verifying individual subsystems, the first testing campaign generated engineering and diagnostic data that will help guide future refinements. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

There will also be further refinements to the Liquid Glass redesign, which faced some usability and accessibility issues, as well as several bugs, just as Apple’s previous major OS redesign did. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026

In each case, there will be important lessons learned and refinements made. — Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026

What made this case unusual was that the earliest refinements came not from another mathematician, but from an AI reasoning model. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 15 July 2026