UPGRADE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UPGRADE?

Need another word that means the same as “upgrade”? Find 31 synonyms and 30 related words for “upgrade” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Upgrade” are: advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, improve, better, make better, ameliorate, reform, enhance, add to, customize, touch up, give a higher rank to, place in a higher rank, give promotion to, give a higher position to, move up, lift, boost, improve the position of, improve the status of, aggrandize, exalt, acclivity, ascent, climb, rise, rising slope

Upgrade as a Noun

Definitions of "Upgrade" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “upgrade” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An improved or more modern version of something, especially a piece of computing equipment.
• A reservation that is improved.
• The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises.
• An act of upgrading something.
• Hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did.
• Software that provides better performance than an earlier version did.
• An upward slope or grade (as in a road.
• The act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components.

Synonyms of "Upgrade" as a noun (6 Words)

acclivity	An upward slope or grade (as in a road.
ascent	The act of changing location in an upward direction. The first ascent of the Matterhorn.
climb	A mountain hill or slope that is climbed. The rate of climb can be set by the pilot.
raise	An increase in salary. Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up.
rise	The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises. Local people are worried by the rise in crime.
rising slope	A movement upward.

Usage Examples of "Upgrade" as a noun

• A room upgrade from a twin to a duplex suite.
• Check that the upgrade is installed and performing correctly.
• I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full.
• The power plant received a new upgrade.

Upgrade as a Verb

Definitions of "Upgrade" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “upgrade” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position.
• To improve what was old or outdated.
• Raise (an employee) to a higher grade or rank.
• Give better travel conditions to.
• Get better travel conditions.
• Rate higher; raise in value or esteem.
• Raise (something) to a higher standard, in particular improve (equipment or machinery) by adding or replacing components.

Synonyms of "Upgrade" as a verb (25 Words)

add to	Bestow a quality on.
advance	Pay in advance. Women tend not to advance in the major law firms.
aggrandize	Add details to. An action intended to aggrandize the Frankish dynasty.
ameliorate	To make better. The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.
better	To make better. The residents are mostly Londoners who have bettered themselves.
boost	Give a boost to be beneficial to. He d had his wallet boosted in a bar.
customize	Make to specifications. The software can be customized to the developing needs of your students.
elevate	Raise the axis of (a piece of artillery) to increase its range. The therapy can elevate serum amylase levels.
enhance	Make better or more attractive. His refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation.
exalt	Raise in rank, character, or status. The party will continue to exalt their hero.
give a higher position to	Accord by verdict.
give a higher rank to	Transmit (knowledge or skills.
give promotion to	Cause to happen or be responsible for.
improve	Get better. The weather improved toward evening.
improve the position of	Get better.
improve the status of	To make better.
kick upstairs	Drive or propel with the foot.
lift	Take off or away by decreasing. Lift one s eyes.
make better	Consider as being.
move up	Propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting.
place in a higher rank	Place somebody in a particular situation or location.
promote	Of an additive act as a promoter of a catalyst. She was promoted to General Manager.
raise	Raise from a lower to a higher position. Raise my salary.
reform	Cause (someone) to relinquish an immoral, criminal, or self-destructive lifestyle. Reform the health system in this country.
touch up	Have an effect upon.

Usage Examples of "Upgrade" as a verb

• The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full.
• I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software.
• He will be upgraded from an Undersecretary to a seat at the cabinet table.
• I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked.
• The cost of upgrading each workstation is around £300.
• The company upgraded their personnel.

Associations of "Upgrade" (30 Words)

accelerate	Increase in rate, amount, or extent. The car accelerated.
advancement	The promotion of a person in rank or status. Technological advancements.
augmentation	The amount by which something increases. The augmentation of the curriculum with new subjects.
automation	The use or introduction of automatic equipment in a manufacturing or other process or facility. Unemployment due to the spread of automation.
develop	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. I developed an interest in law.
elevate	Raise from a lower to a higher position. She ordered the bishop celebrating Mass in her chapel not to elevate the Host.
enrich	Improve or enhance the quality or value of. They announced they would resume building the centrifuges that can enrich uranium to weapons grade strength.
exalt	Praise, glorify, or honor. These paintings exalt the imagination.
forwarding	The act of sending on to another destination. His experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career.
furtherance	The advancement of some enterprise. The court held that the union s acts were not in furtherance of a trade dispute.
improve	Get better. The weather improved toward evening.
increase	The amount by which something increases. The increase is scheduled for next month.
industrialization	The development of industry on an extensive scale. These developing countries have undergone rapid industrialization.
industrialize	Develop industries in (a country or region) on a wide scale. The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West.
liberalize	Make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules. The laws liberalized after Prohibition.
mechanization	The action or process of making something mechanical in character. Both characters are portrayed by Dickens as complicit in the mechanization of human beings.
modernize	Become technologically advanced. He modernized the health service.
mounting	The action of mounting something. He pulled the curtain rail from its mounting.
precipitate	A substance precipitated from a solution. I must apologize for my staff their actions were precipitate.
preferment	The act of making accusations. After ordination preferment was fast.
progress	Cause a task or undertaking to make progress. The darkness did not stop my progress.
promotion	A publicity campaign. United won promotion last season.
raise	Multiply a number by itself a specified number of times 8 is 2 raised to the power 3. North raises to three no trumps.
redecorate	Redo the decoration of an apartment or house. You will have to redecorate the room afterwards.
refurbish	Renovate and redecorate (something, especially a building. The premises have been completely refurbished in our corporate style.
renovate	Refresh; reinvigorate. The old school has been tastefully renovated as a private house.
rise	The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises. The sun had just risen.
sophisticate	Make someone or something more sophisticated. He is still the butt of jokes made by New York sophisticates.
surge	A major deployment of military forces to reinforce those already in a particular area. The boats surged.
urbanization	The social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban. He saw nature being destroyed by urbanization.