Improve
Improve verb - To make better.
Repress
Repress verb - To put a stop to (something) by the use of force.
Common collocations
| mind | improve mind | repress mind |
| people | improve people | repress people |
| knowledge | improve knowledge | repress knowledge |
| personality | improve personality | repress personality |
| Other words: memory. | ||
Cite this Source
Repress and Improve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/improve/repress
Improve & Repress. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/improve/repress>.
Repress or Improve. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/improve/repress.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "improve" and "repress" have occurred on timeline