improve
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Sense: Verb: make better
Synonyms:
make sth/sb better, better Collocations, mend Collocations, amend, enhance Collocations, enrich Collocations, upgrade Collocations, ameliorate, meliorate , refine Collocations, polish Collocations, develop Collocations, spruce up , fix up, change sth/sb for the better, renew Collocations
Antonyms:
worsen Collocations, destroy Collocations, impair Collocations, downgrade, weaken Collocations, ruin Collocations, aggravate, harm Collocations, blight Collocations, dampen Collocations, hurt Collocations, spoil Collocations, make worse, add fuel to the flames
Sense: Verb: become better
Synonyms:
get better, become better, change for the better, look up , pick up , advance Collocations, show signs of improvement, show a marked improvement, progress Collocations, make progress, make strides, make headway, develop Collocations, rally Collocations, mend Collocations, be on the mend
Antonyms:
worsen Collocations, get worse, deteriorate, slump Collocations, relapse Collocations, decline Collocations, decay Collocations, rot Collocations, fail Collocations, exacerbate, crumble Collocations, degenerate, dwindle Collocations, regress, sink Collocations, wane Collocations, take a turn for the worse, reach a stalemate