Improve and Update

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Improve

Improve verb - To make better.

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Update is a synonym for improve in renew topic. In some cases you can use "Update" instead a verb "Improve", when it comes to topics like make or become better.

Nearby Words: improvement, improving, improvable, improver

Update

Update verb - To adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage.

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Improve is a synonym for update in renew topic. You can use "Improve" instead a verb "Update", if it concerns topics such as modernize.

Nearby Words: updated, updating

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image	improve image	update image
position	improve position	update position
appearance	improve appearance	update appearance
game	improve game	update game
Other words: story, magic, capabilities, aspects.

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The Last of Us has periods within each mission where Joel will find a workbench where he can update and improve his weapons using whatever loot he found along the way.

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It also didn't have status updates for the first five years of its existence, and even then all status updates were in the format of "(name) is _____" until a later update dropped the "is" to improve status update flexibility.

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There's an Ass Pull that Otacon used a software update to improve REX's speed, giving it the ability to take on RAY.

Source: Lowered Monster Difficulty

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Update and Improve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/improve/update

Improve & Update. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/improve/update>.

Update or Improve. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/improve/update.

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