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improved

2.1
Made better in quality, condition, or performance
  • adjective
  • /ɪmˈpruːvd/
translation icon : mejorado
  • The olive oil group and the walnut group had improved memory after five years.

When you really look at the credit, it is improved nutrition and sanitation.

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Examples

  • Plus they are in a new and improved more sleek packaging.

  • They've got this improved rubber oil look and feel.

    H3 Podcast

  • But we got a new and improved inside.

  • So next award, most improved, the most improved award.

  • Jerk grow new and improved jerk chicken for you.

  • Jerk grow new and improved jerk chicken for you.

  • When you really look at the credit, it is improved nutrition and sanitation.

    Evan Carmichael

  • The olive oil group and the walnut group had improved memory after five years.

  • May I present to you the new and improved Janie Briggs?

  • The latest model of the smartphone features improved battery life, allowing users to talk longer without needing to recharge.

Synonyms

enhanced
vsimproved
1 3.7

Having more value or better quality

focuses on practical condition and performance rather than value or beauty

Antonyms

unimproved
2 6.5

Land or property left in its natural state and not developed

worsened
3.9

Less good in quality or condition

How Improved

enhanced
1 3.7
improved
2.1
unchanged
62 1.0
worse
12 1.0

Surface Forms

improved positive

Morphology

improved = improve (transparent) = improve + ed

The adjective is directly formed from the verb 'improve' with the regular adjectival/past participle suffix '-ed', meaning 'made better'.

Etymology

Improved comes from the verb improve, which uses the same root as prove meaning 'test' or 'show' how good something is. So to improve is to make something prove better, and improved means 'made better in quality, condition, or performance'.