Synonyms of upgraded

upgraded

verb

past tense of upgrade

1

as in promoted

to move higher in rank or position

upgraded them to first class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promoted
• elevated
• advanced
• improved
• raised
• kicked upstairs
• forwarded
• lifted
• heightened
• furthered
• uplifted
• decorated
• commissioned
• boosted
• complimented
• cited
• honored
• celebrated
• ennobled
• applauded
• knighted
• commended
• congratulated
• acclaimed
• praised
• aggrandized
• extolled
• hailed
• lauded
• saluted
• exalted
• glorified
• eulogized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduced
• downgraded
• degraded
• lowered
• removed
• demoted
• dismissed
• expelled
• dethroned
• ousted
• abased
• deposed
• overthrew
• impeached
• unseated
• humiliated
• disgraced
• dishonored
• shamed
• humbled
• mortified
• took down
• demeaned
• condemned
• denounced
• damned
• censured
• unmade
• reprobated

2

as in improved

to make better

that restaurant had better upgrade its service—and fast—if it wants to stay in business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improved
• enhanced
• refined
• amended
• remedied
• enriched
• perfected
• ameliorated
• helped
• bettered
• reinforced
• remediated
• meliorated
• revised
• refurbished
• corrected
• rectified
• strengthened
• reworked
• rehabilitated
• revamped
• reformed
• intensified
• edited
• redrafted
• boosted
• emended
• fine-tuned
• polished
• rehabbed
• fortified
• honed
• fined
• retouched
• beefed (up)
• touched up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsened
• damaged
• impaired
• injured
• hurt
• harmed
• tarnished
• spoiled
• reduced
• flawed
• vitiated
• marred
• diminished
• disfigured
• defaced
• lowered
• blighted
• endamaged
• lessened
• blemished

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of upgraded

Amatosero was initially shown a yellow card but that was upgraded just before the break, which the teams entered locked at 14-14. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

The bank upgraded the online marketplace to overweight from neutral. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

Thanks to upgraded and additional technology, fans will be able to pass through metal-detection scanners more quickly. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

For even more cooling properties and pressure relief, consider the brand’s upgraded luxe memory foam mattress. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026

More subtle touches include a new sound system and upgraded HVAC system to keep diners cool on blazing hot summer days. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026

The secondary entrance at Grand Avenue and Rush Street at ground level will also be upgraded with another digital display, enhanced lighting, and other new features. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Nobody imagined that when the first-team training facility at Benton underwent a long-overdue revamp in 2022, it would be upgraded again in 2026, with a long-term solution still not settled upon. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

And so Monaghan’s Saloon was born in 1892 in a wooden building, which was upgraded in 1901 to the brick structure the bar and grill currently calls home. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026