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

Need another word that means the same as “upgrades”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “upgrades” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Upgrades” are: advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, acclivity, ascent, climb, rise, rising slope

Upgrades as a Noun

Definitions of "Upgrades" as a noun

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

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

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

acclivity	An upward slope.
ascent	An instance of rising or moving up through the air. The ascent grew steeper.
climb	The act of climbing something. An above average climb in prices.
raise	A higher bid in the suit that one’s partner has bid. He got a 3 raise.
rise	The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises. They asked for a 10 rise in rates.
rising slope	Organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another.

Usage Examples of "Upgrades" as a noun

• The power plant received a new upgrade.
• I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full.

Upgrades as a Verb

Definitions of "Upgrades" as a verb

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

• To improve what was old or outdated.
• Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position.
• Get better travel conditions.
• Rate higher; raise in value or esteem.
• Give better travel conditions to.

Synonyms of "Upgrades" as a verb (5 Words)

advance	Pay in advance. Advance an argument.
elevate	Raise the axis of (a piece of artillery) to increase its range. The exercise will naturally elevate your chest and head.
kick upstairs	Kick a leg up.
promote	Of an additive act as a promoter of a catalyst. Some regulation is still required to promote competition.
raise	Raise in rank or condition. Divers have located and hope to raise the submarine.

Usage Examples of "Upgrades" as a verb

• The company upgraded their personnel.
• I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked.
• The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full.
• I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software.

Associations of "Upgrades" (30 Words)

accelerate	Move faster. The key question is whether stress accelerates ageing.
advancement	The process of promoting a cause or plan. Advancement of knowledge.
augmentation	The statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original. The augmentation of the curriculum with new subjects.
automation	The use or introduction of automatic equipment in a manufacturing or other process or facility. Automation replaces human workers by machines.
develop	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. A flower developed on the branch.
elevate	Raise from a lower to a higher position. The exercise will naturally elevate your chest and head.
enrich	Make (someone) wealthy or wealthier. Top party members had enriched themselves.
exalt	Make noble in character; dignify. The party will continue to exalt their hero.
forwarding	The advancement of some enterprise. His experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career.
furtherance	Encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something. The court held that the union s acts were not in furtherance of a trade dispute.
improve	Achieve or produce something better than. Communications improved during the 18th century.
increase	A change resulting in an increase. Some increase in inflation is expected.
industrialization	The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale. These developing countries have undergone rapid industrialization.
industrialize	Develop industry; become industrial. The country needs to industrialize to create both exports and jobs.
liberalize	Become more liberal. Several agreements to liberalize trade were signed.
mechanization	The process of supplying a military force with modern weapons and vehicles. With the increasing mechanization of agriculture far fewer farmers are raising donkeys.
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. Cell proteins were then precipitated and washed in 10 trichloroacetic acid.
preferment	The act of preferring. The preferment went to the younger candidate.
progress	Cause a task or undertaking to make progress. As the century progressed the quality of telescopes improved.
promotion	A sporting event, especially a series of boxing matches, staged for profit. She s the promotions manager for the museum.
raise	Multiply a number by itself a specified number of times 8 is 2 raised to the power 3. With support for partner s bid suit you raise him to game in it.
redecorate	Redo the decoration of an apartment or house. You will have to redecorate the room afterwards.
refurbish	Make brighter and prettier. We refurbished the guest wing.
renovate	Give new life or energy to. This will renovate my spirits.
rise	Rise to one s feet. The officer was a man of great courage who had risen from the ranks.
sophisticate	Make someone or something more sophisticated. She ll sophisticate in three languages.
surge	A sudden large increase, typically a temporary one. Stimulated a surge of speculation.
urbanization	The condition of being urbanized. Public opposition to the urbanization of the countryside.