Improvement
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Improvement is a noun meaning The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering.
Meaning
The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering.
More Meanings
- The state of being improved; betterment; advance
- Something which is improved
- Increase; growth; progress; advance.
- (in the plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
- (Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
- The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
Example Sentences
good improvement of his reason.
the new edition is an improvement on the old.
I shall make some improvement of this doctrine.
The decade has seen vast improvements in techniques.
Word Forms
- improvements
Synonyms for improvement
Depending on context, synonyms include improval, amelioration, advance, betterment.
Antonyms for improvement
Common opposites include worsening, deterioration, disimprovement, decline.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include betterment, advance, bettering, improving, improved, ameliorated.
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