ENHANCEMENT Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

enhancement

noun

Definition of enhancement

as in improvement

an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill the phenomenal enhancements that have been made in home electronic equipment

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Recent Examples of enhancement By adjusting the distance between the tips, the team could stretch or compress the molecular structure, changing the voltage at which the current enhancement began. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 In some of the advertisements during this election cycle, AI was used for aesthetic enhancements, such as improving image quality or dramatizing events in the candidate’s life. — Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 He was sentenced in June 2005 to 10 years to life in prison plus 50 years to life for sentencing enhancements. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 If this more potent engine wasn’t enough, the 2027 Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 bristles with fresh technology and engineering enhancements to sharpen its driving dynamics. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026 The renewal would pay for upkeep of the county’s Integrated Property Tax System for the next few years, plus any enhancements the county clerk, assessor and treasurer’s offices use. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 He was charged with first-degree murder with an enhancement of personal use of a firearm, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Planetary believes ocean alkalinity enhancement could eventually remove billions of tons of CO₂ a year. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 The sentencing has been delayed twice, following disagreements from the defense and prosecution about potential sentencing enhancements. — Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Yield improvements averaged fourfold and reached as high as 40-fold.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Locked chats, by contrast, remain saved and follow a user’s existing model-improvement setting.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of improvement

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Voters have already started casting advance ballots in many parts of the state.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Despite more than 25 years of advances in home entertainment, nothing quite matches the tactile thrill of launching a metal ball around a wooden cabinet.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

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