upgrade
Trade for newer
To upgrade is to raise something to a higher standard, version, or quality.
You upgrade software to the latest release, upgrade a hotel room to a suite, or upgrade a computer's memory.
The noun refers to the improvement itself: The airline offered me a free upgrade to business class.
Upgrade can also mean an upward slope, though this use is rare outside technical contexts.
Added cost for better
- first-classOf the highest standard
- VIPNotable, for short
- deluxeSuperior in quality
- suiteConnected hotel rooms
concierge · complimentary · amenities · lounge · priority · exclusive · elite · perks
Increase in quality
- refineRemove impurities from
- optimizeMake maximally effective
- betterOf higher quality
- boostUpward push or increase
elevate · augment · strengthen · fortify · enrich · modernize · overhaul · revamp
Programs directing computer operations
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- firmwareHardware's permanent programming
- updateNew version or information
- patchMaterial covering damage
version · processor · RAM · storage · graphics · specs · compatibility · installation
Forward movement or promotion
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- leapSudden springing movement
- breakthroughSudden important advance
gains · momentum · headway · growth · escalation · expansion · trajectory · maturation
Lift or increase
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- ladderPortable climbing frame
- titleFormal honorific or name
seniority · executive · managerial · professional · merit · recognition · reclassification · rank
premium
Added cost for better
- first-classOf the highest standard
- VIPNotable, for short
- deluxeSuperior in quality
suite · concierge · complimentary · amenities · lounge · priority · exclusive · elite · perks · membership
enhance
Increase in quality
boost · elevate · augment · strengthen · fortify · enrich · modernize · overhaul · revamp · renovate
software
Programs directing computer operations
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- firmwareHardware's permanent programming
- updateNew version or information
patch · version · processor · RAM · storage · graphics · specs · compatibility · installation · download
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- leapSudden springing movement
breakthrough · gains · momentum · headway · growth · escalation · expansion · trajectory · maturation · stride
raise
Lift or increase
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- ladderPortable climbing frame
title · seniority · executive · managerial · professional · merit · recognition · reclassification · rank · level
- car rentalcar rental, rental car, car hire, rental period, pickup
- flightsdeparture, arrival, nonstop flight, boarding, connecting flight
- gameplaylevel cap, save point, game over, tutorial level, high score
- hotelshotel staff, hotel room, accommodations, hotelier, innkeeper
- ITIT support, computer, IT manager, IT services, IT director
- renovationrenovation, remodeling, remodel, renovate, refurbishment
upgrading, upgraded, upgrades, upgradeable, upgraders, upgradable, upgrader, upgradeability, upgradability