Synonyms of refining

refining

verb

present participle of refine

as in improving

to make better

worked on refining her backhand before the big tennis match

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improving
• enhancing
• perfecting
• upgrading
• amending
• helping
• enriching
• remediating
• remedying
• ameliorating
• bettering
• reinforcing
• correcting
• revising
• strengthening
• meliorating
• rectifying
• reforming
• editing
• rehabilitating
• intensifying
• reworking
• refurbishing
• polishing
• honing
• revamping
• fine-tuning
• redrafting
• boosting
• fining
• fortifying
• emending
• rehabbing
• beefing (up)
• retouching
• touching up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsening
• impairing
• damaging
• hurting
• harming
• injuring
• reducing
• tarnishing
• spoiling
• vitiating
• disfiguring
• diminishing
• marring
• lowering
• defacing
• blighting
• lessening
• endamaging
• flawing
• blemishing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of refining

In parallel to its geographic spread, the jeweler is refining its product pillars, with Nodale describing it as a three-pronged conformation. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

New data guides prototype The high-temperature measurements now give Westinghouse engineers more evidence for refining their analytical models. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Today's synthetic motor oil is heavily dependent on Group III base oils, which are mostly made from refining crude oil. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic may well follow suit by refining their own bots to have more Instinct-like capabilities. — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2026

Miller worked with the director on refining the inner-monologue until the final days of post-production. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

For Washington, strategic minerals are a key battleground with Beijing, which dominates refining for critical materials like lithium, cobalt and nickel. — Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

The actors who continue showing up, refining their craft and believing in their potential are the ones who give themselves the greatest chance to succeed. — E'ian West, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Yet the real story now is refining constraints that are keeping fuel prices high. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026