upgrade

Meaning

Noun

1. An upward grade or slope.
2. An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology
3. An improvement

Verb

1. To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components
2. To replace with something better.
3. To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to
4. To improve in condition or status.
5. To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name.

Adv

Up a slope or grade.

Synonyms

promote

raise

improve

update

elevate

enhance

advance

rise

ascent

ameliorate

increase

amend

renew

climb

kick upstairs

acclivity

improved

improvement

reform

upgrading

fertilize

better

up-grade

manure

repair

grease

rising slope

graduation

🎓

hike

incline

inflate

investment

jump

liberate

make better

melioration

penance

preferment

progress

promotion

raising

refinement

reformation

refurbish

refurbishment

release

remediation

remedy

renewal

renovate

renovation

replace

revamp

runup

run-up

slope

soar

spread

step up

sweetening

swell

takeoff

transgression

uphill

uplift

upsurge

upturn

upward

upward slope

uphill grade

step-up

innovation

get a promotion

up-tick

raise to a higher grade

raise to a higher rank

up-sell

up-selling

amelioration

appreciate

ascending

ascension

augment

be promoted

betterment

cure

demote

develop

downgrade

easing

elevation

embarkment

emendation

enhancement

enrichment

ensure

escalation

exalt

exaltation

expand

extend

fill in

free

🆓

go forward

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʌp.ɡɹeɪd/

Etymology

From up- + grade.