Evolution
Evolution noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.
Usage example: the evolution of motion pictures from a peep-show novelty into a medium of mass entertainment and an art form
Improvement and evolution are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Improvement" instead a noun "Evolution".
Improvement
Improvement noun - An instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill.
Usage example: there's been a great improvement in your handwriting—I can actually read it!
Evolution and improvement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Evolution" instead a noun "Improvement".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- change and evolution
- change and improvement
- progress and evolution
- progress and improvement
- advance and evolution
- advance and improvement
- development and evolution
- development and improvement
- progression and evolution
- progression and improvement
- augmentation and evolution
- augmentation and improvement
- gain and evolution
- gain and improvement
How words are described
| human | human evolution | human improvement |
| steady | steady evolution | steady improvement |
| notable | notable evolution | notable improvement |
| future | future evolution | future improvement |
| Other adjectives: artificial, considerable, actual, real, slight, social, gradual, noticeable, personal, new, continued, major, dramatic, general, possible, final, further, significant, next, rapid, drastic, recent, technological. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- MS Paint Adventures shows marked improvement with each successive adventure, as well as significant evolution within the longer adventures.
Source: Art Evolution / Web Comics -
In keeping with its nature, the show thoroughly mocked the "evolution is improvement" idea with several episodes featuring the super brain-powered Observers.
Source: Goal-Oriented Evolution - In fact, I am surprised how little improvement there has been in human evolution.
Source: No Transhumanism Allowed
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Evolution & Improvement. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/evolution/improvement>.
Improvement or Evolution. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/evolution/improvement.
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