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improvement

/ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt/noun3 syllables

Improvement means: a change for the better; progress in development.

Synonyms for improvement5

noun, as in a change for the better; progress in development

betterment, advance

noun, as in a condition superior to an earlier condition

melioration

also used for improvement

improval, amelioration

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Opposites of improvement

What does improvement mean?3

noun

1

a change for the better; progress in development

2

a condition superior to an earlier condition“the new school represents a great improvement”

3

the act of improving something“their improvements increased the value of the property”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with improvement?1

two syllables

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Improvement in a sentence

  • Little by little, you will notice improvement in your writings.AlanF_US
  • Even if you're good, there's always room for improvement.Nuel
  • Actually, this method has plenty of room for improvement.CM
  • Actually, the present method has plenty of room for improvement.unknown
  • Fear left, hope came, and then the first real improvements began creeping in.halfb1t
  • Gradual improvements can be hard to notice, but they're still there.hecko
  • There's a lot of room left for improvement.CK
  • It is a great improvement as compared with what it was last year.unknown

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Forms of improvement

as a noun

plural
improvements