Improve and Lessen

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Improve

Improve verb - To make better.
Usage example: a little salt would improve this bland food
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Lessen is an antonym for improve in make or become better topic.
Nearby Words: improvement, improving, improvable, improver

Lessen

Lessen verb - To lower in character, dignity, or quality.
Usage example: blatant hypocrisy that lessened him in the eyes of the voters
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Improve is an antonym for lessen.
Nearby Words: lessening, less
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Common collocations

opinion improve opinion lessen opinion
attitude improve attitude lessen attitude
quality improve quality lessen quality
power improve power lessen power
Other words: control, odds, time, bit, effectiveness, morale, damage, chances, powers.
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