Improve
Improve verb - To make better.
Usage example: a little salt would improve this bland food
Lower
Lower verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Guards are still dismissive of you at lower levels, but as you improve your skills their dialogue permanently changes to respect you.
- It is however good to note that the lower range he was left with, he has tried hard to improve his ability in.
Source: Music / Asking Alexandria -
If you unlock the characters via the password, they learn slower and the cap for how high their stats can improve is made lower.
Source: No Fair Cheating
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Lower and Improve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/improve/lower
Improve & Lower. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/improve/lower>.
Lower or Improve. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/improve/lower.
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