improving
Making progress now
Improving means getting better or making something better.
The word often appears as a modifier: improving conditions, an improving economy.
Self-improving describes someone or something that enhances its own capabilities.
To describe someone as improving suggests they were in a worse state—often health—and are now recovering: The patient is improving.
Moving in forward direction
- progressingMoving toward completion
- evolvingChanging gradually over time
- developingBecoming more advanced
- maturingDeveloping toward completion
growing · escalating · accelerating · gaining · climbing · ascending · proceeding · leaping
Small precise optimization adjustments
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- perfectingMaking something ideal
- sharpeningMaking more cutting
- tweakingSlight adjustment process
adjusting · tuning · honing · calibrating · tailoring · customizing · streamlining · smoothing
Gaining knowledge gradually
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- practicingRepeated skill refinement
- studyingDeliberate learning effort
- masteringAttaining full command
coaching · tutoring · mentoring · apprenticing · developing · honing · drilling · upskilling
Restoration of health
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- rehabilitatingRestoring to good condition
- convalescingHealing after sickness
- recuperatingRegaining health gradually
mending · regenerating · restoring · strengthening · therapy · remission · wellness · vitality
Improving to superior version
- optimizingImproving to best effect
- boostingIncreasing force or level
- elevatingLifting to higher level
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
enriching · amplifying · intensifying · heightening · bettering · augmenting · reinforcing · empowering
Making institutional changes
- modernizingMaking something current
- renovatingRestoring to good condition
- revampingThoroughly updating something
- overhaulingComprehensive repair or renovation
rebuilding · restructuring · upgrading · infrastructure · sanitation · housing · accessibility · livability
Outstanding quality or merit
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
durability · consistency · performance · benchmarking · robustness · meticulousness · workmanship · superiority
advancing
Moving in forward direction
- progressingMoving toward completion
- evolvingChanging gradually over time
- developingBecoming more advanced
maturing · growing · escalating · accelerating · gaining · climbing · ascending · proceeding · leaping · soaring
fine-tuning
Small precise optimization adjustments
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- perfectingMaking something ideal
- sharpeningMaking more cutting
tweaking · adjusting · tuning · honing · calibrating · tailoring · customizing · streamlining · smoothing · clarifying
learning
Gaining knowledge gradually
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- practicingRepeated skill refinement
- studyingDeliberate learning effort
mastering · coaching · tutoring · mentoring · apprenticing · developing · honing · drilling · upskilling · reskilling
healing
Restoration of health
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- rehabilitatingRestoring to good condition
- convalescingHealing after sickness
recuperating · mending · regenerating · restoring · strengthening · therapy · remission · wellness · vitality · resilience
upgrading
Improving to superior version
- optimizingImproving to best effect
- boostingIncreasing force or level
- elevatingLifting to higher level
strengthening · enriching · amplifying · intensifying · heightening · bettering · augmenting · reinforcing · empowering · maximizing
reforming
Making institutional changes
- modernizingMaking something current
- renovatingRestoring to good condition
- revampingThoroughly updating something
overhauling · rebuilding · restructuring · upgrading · infrastructure · sanitation · housing · accessibility · livability · sustainability
excellence
Outstanding quality or merit
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
reliability · durability · consistency · performance · benchmarking · robustness · meticulousness · workmanship · superiority · accuracy
- problem adjectivesserious, severe, major, minor, critical
- post-surgerysutured, stitched, stapled, bandaged, wound healing
- prognosispoor prognosis, favorable, unfavorable, guarded, grim
- achievementaccomplished, accomplishing, achieved, achievement, accomplishment
- ongoing actionscontinuing, lasting, persisting, remaining, staying
- progressprogress, in progress, promotion, raise, making progress
improvingworsening
Becoming more severe
deteriorating · declining · getting worse · degrading · degenerating
improvingstagnating
Ceasing to develop
stagnant · static · unchanged · plateauing · stuck
improve, improvement, improved, improves, improvements, unimproved, improv, improver, improvable