improvements
Changes for better
Improvements are changes that make something better.
The word implies progress from a previous state: The improvements to the house doubled its value, There's still room for improvement.
Home improvements are renovations or upgrades.
Self-improvement is the pursuit of becoming a better person through education, discipline, or personal development.
Progress toward maturity
- progressMovement toward improvement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- expansionIncrease in scope
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
maturation · gains · increase · enhancement · elevation · strengthening · amplification · scaling
Adoption of current methods
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- retrofitUpdate existing equipment
update · remodeling · reconstruction · facelift · reconditioning · redevelopment · conversion · replacement
Programs directing computer operations
- firmwareHardware's permanent programming
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- patchMaterial covering damage
- updateNew version or information
version · security · compatibility · feature · release · hotfix · driver · optimization
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- productivityOutput relative to input
- workflowSequential task progression
- automationSelf-operating system design
time-saving · cost-effective · lean · process · systematization · simplification · speedup · fast-tracking
Skill in making objects
- durabilityResistance to wear
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
refinement · consistency · finish · robustness · performance · workmanship · materials · aesthetics
Sudden important advance
- inventionNew device or method
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- originalityNovel creative quality
pioneering · novelty · disruption · experimentation · prototype · research · patent · conceptualization
development
Progress toward maturity
- progressMovement toward improvement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- expansionIncrease in scope
evolution · maturation · gains · increase · enhancement · elevation · strengthening · amplification · scaling · momentum
modernization
Adoption of current methods
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
retrofit · update · remodeling · reconstruction · facelift · reconditioning · redevelopment · conversion · replacement · restoration
software
Programs directing computer operations
- firmwareHardware's permanent programming
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- patchMaterial covering damage
update · version · security · compatibility · feature · release · hotfix · driver · optimization · debugging
streamlining
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- productivityOutput relative to input
- workflowSequential task progression
automation · time-saving · cost-effective · lean · process · systematization · simplification · speedup · fast-tracking · economical
craftsmanship
Skill in making objects
- durabilityResistance to wear
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
excellence · refinement · consistency · finish · robustness · performance · workmanship · materials · aesthetics · accuracy
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- inventionNew device or method
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
originality · pioneering · novelty · disruption · experimentation · prototype · research · patent · conceptualization · iteration
- modernizationdigitalization, digitization, computerization, mechanization, industrialization
- real propertyland, buildings, houses, homes, lots
- property lawfreehold, leasehold, deed, deeds, title
- insightsinsights, lessons, realizations, discoveries, epiphanies
- property appraisalappraiser, market value, real estate appraisal, home value, assessor
- workplace voiceemployee input, employee feedback, suggestion box, suggestion boxes, employee involvement
improvementsdeteriorations
Processes of worsening
degradations · worsening · worsenings · damages · declines
improvementsregressions
Returns to former states
setbacks · retrogressions · backsliding · reversals · downturns
improvementsstagnation
Absence of flow or progress
standstills · status quo · maintenance · preservation · inertia
- home improvementUpgrading one's residence
- needs improvementBelow acceptable quality
- home improvement storeRetailer for renovation supplies
- home improvement showProgram about fixing houses
- improvement planStrategy for enhancement
- neighborhood improvementEnhancing a local area