Synonyms of refines

refines

verb

present tense third-person singular of refine

as in improves

to make better

worked on refining her backhand before the big tennis match

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improves
• enhances
• perfects
• enriches
• ameliorates
• helps
• amends
• remediates
• upgrades
• reinforces
• remedies
• betters
• corrects
• revises
• strengthens
• rectifies
• intensifies
• meliorates
• reworks
• rehabilitates
• refurbishes
• reforms
• fine-tunes
• fortifies
• revamps
• emends
• edits
• hones
• boosts
• redrafts
• fines
• polishes
• rehabs
• beefs (up)
• retouches
• touches up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsens
• impairs
• injures
• hurts
• tarnishes
• harms
• vitiates
• reduces
• damages
• flaws
• spoils
• diminishes
• disfigures
• lessens
• lowers
• blights
• defaces
• mars
• endamages
• blemishes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of refines

The Lego Group, to its credit, refines them with decades of experience, then releases them under its Lego Ideas collection. — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The system progressively refines these disparity estimates from lower-resolution images to the original resolution, narrowing the search area at each stage. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

The process is seamlessly integrated into Unum’s annual strategic-planning process, which manages stop/start/continue decisions for the next year, adjusts growth portfolio targets, and refines investment needs. — Harvard Business Review, 11 Aug. 2026

Those materials are essential for making semiconductors, aerospace equipment and many other modern technologies, but China mines and refines an outsized share of the world's critical minerals. — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

More than 100,000 of them just bought these Medicube toner pads, a K-beauty staple that gently exfoliates the skin, refines pores, and smooths skin texture for a more even complexion. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Sprouting out of work on a few songs left over from their 2023 comeback effort, Hackney Diamonds, Foreign Tongues advances and refines its predecessor’s mission of reconnecting the band with its strengths. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Our mature beauty testers are a fan of Round Lab new formula that softens and refines skin, all while offering sun protection. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 23 June 2026

Infused with hyaluronic acid—a mainstay in wrinkle-filling—the serum also has niacinamide, which refines the pores while strengthening the skin barrier. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 23 June 2026