betterment
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a change for the better; progress in development
Types & categories
- transformation hypernym
- revival hyponym
- elaboration hyponym
- accommodation hyponym
- conservation hyponym
- recovery hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
Types & categories
- melioration hypernym
Sense 3 noun
the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
Types & categories
- improvement hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | improve |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | progress |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | encourage |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | transformation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | revival |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | elaboration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | accommodation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conservation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | recovery |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | melioration |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | improve |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | improve |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | improvement |