improvement
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
the act of improving something
their improvements increased the value of the property
Types & categories
- change of state hypernym
- tenderization hyponym
- development hyponym
- cleaning hyponym
- correction hyponym
- optimization hyponym
- perfection hyponym
- reform hyponym
- amelioration hyponym
- self-improvement hyponym
- clarification hyponym
- enrichment hyponym
- humanization hyponym
- modernization hyponym
- renovation hyponym
- enhancement hyponym
- upturn hyponym
- ventilation hyponym
- repair hyponym
- stabilisation hyponym
- upgrade hyponym
Related & opposite
- improve derivation
Sense 3 noun
a condition superior to an earlier condition
the new school represents a great improvement
Types & categories
- condition hypernym
- betterment hyponym
- development hyponym
- reformation hyponym
- refurbishment hyponym
Related & opposite
- declination antonym
- improve derivation
- improve derivation
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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 | derivation | Related & opposite | improve |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change of state |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tenderization |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | development |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cleaning |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | correction |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | optimization |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | perfection |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reform |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | amelioration |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-improvement |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | clarification |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | enrichment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | humanization |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | modernization |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | renovation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | enhancement |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | upturn |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ventilation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | repair |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stabilisation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | upgrade |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | declination |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | improve |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | improve |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | betterment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | development |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reformation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | refurbishment |