maximizes

Gets the most

Maximizes means to increase something to its greatest possible extent or value.

A business maximizes profits, an athlete maximizes performance, a student maximizes their chances of admission.

The word implies strategic optimization—not just getting more, but getting the most: The layout maximizes natural light.

In mathematics, to maximize a function is to find its highest value.

efficiency

streamlining

Making more aerodynamic or efficient

workflow · automation · time-saving · cost-effective · performance · lean · scheduling · just-in-time · benchmarking · metrics

achievement

success

Favorable outcome attained

results · outcome · score · winnings · returns · profit · rewards · earnings · points · advantage

growth

expansion

Increase in scope

escalation · spread · extension · broadening · augmentation · multiplication · scaling · widening · intensification · reach

potential

development

Progress toward maturity

talent · capability · capacity · aptitude · skills · mastery · advancement · progression · strengths · opportunities

Opposites
degree of optimization

maximizesminimizes

Reduces to smallest extent

reduces · decreases · diminishes · lowers · curtails

intensity of effort

maximizessettles

Comes to rest

compromises · accepts · underachieves · coasts · slacks

optimization strategy

maximizesminimizes

Reduces to smallest extent

settles · compromises · underutilizes · neglects · wastes

Phrases
Family

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