Synonyms and antonyms of Improvement and improvements in American Thesaurus

improvement (noun)

the state of being better than before, or the process of making something better than it was before

a change for the better/worse ()

something new or different that will make a situation better/worse

development (noun)

change, growth, or improvement over a period of time

boost (noun)

an action or event that helps something to increase, improve, or become more successful

makeover (noun)

a set of changes intended to make a person or thing look much better

leap (noun)

a sudden increase or improvement

upswing (noun)

mainly journalism an increase or improvement in something

self-improvement (noun)

things that you do to make yourself become a better person, for example learning new things

step change (noun)

a significant change in something, especially one that leads to a noticeable improvement

turnaround (noun)

an important change in a situation that causes it to improve

abatement (noun)

formal a reduction in something harmful or unpleasant

a step forward/backward ()

something that makes a situation better/worse

betterment (noun)

formal improvement

cold comfort (noun)

something that makes a difficult situation slightly better but not much better

compensation (noun)

something that changes or removes the bad result of something

compensation (noun)

behavior that is intended to reduce the effects of a personal fault

correction (noun)

the action of changing something in order to make it correct or accurate

correction (noun)

the process of changing something in order to solve a problem or produce the right result

correction (noun)

spoken used for telling people that you are correcting what you just said

corrective (noun)

formal something that changes people’s ideas or improves the general effect of something

enhancement (noun)

the process of improving something

enhancement (noun)

an improvement to something that makes it more attractive or valuable

gain (noun)

an improvement or increase in something

improvement (noun)

a change that you make to something in order to make it better

the kiss of life (noun)

mainly British if something such as a business or project is given the kiss of life, it starts to become more successful again

perfection (noun)

the process of making something as good as it can be

pickup (noun)

informal an improvement or increase in something

quantum leap (noun)

a very big change or improvement

redress (noun)

formal something that you do for someone or money that you give to them as a way of improving a bad situation that you are responsible for

reformation (noun)

formal the process of improving a situation by correcting things that are wrong or unfair, or of making a system work more effectively

reformation (noun)

formal the process of changing your own or someone else’s behavior, so that it is no longer illegal or harmful

reformer (noun)

someone who works to change and improve something

relief (noun)

a temporary improvement in or rest from a situation that is difficult or boring, or something that provides this

remediation (noun)

formal the process of improving a situation or of correcting a problem

reparation (noun)

formal something good that you do to help to improve a bad situation that you have created

revision (noun)

a change, improvement, or addition that someone makes to something

rework (noun)

American a new way of doing something that is intended to be an improvement

softener (noun)

something that you do or say to make an unpleasant situation seem less bad

solace (noun)

something that makes you feel better when you are sad or upset

touch (noun)

a small feature that improves something

tweak (noun)

informal a small change that improves something

wheel of fortune ()

used for referring to the fact that situations can change very quickly from good to bad or from bad to good