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upgrade

141 3.5
A newer, better version of a product, often software
  • noun
  • /ˈʌpˌɡreɪd/
translation icon : actualización
  • This new model offers a major upgrade in battery life compared to the previous version.
  • a software upgrade
  • system upgrade
  • hardware upgrade

First up, we got an upgrade for Bill Zoid's PCB photos.

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Examples

  • So now that means maybe a camera upgrade is in order.

  • This is definitely been a nice upgrade to this bedroom.

  • It's a security upgrade, not the end of the world.

  • I even got the hotel to throw in a free room upgrade.

  • I just need an upgrade on my setup.

  • We finally get the upgrade we've all dreamed of.

  • This is a much needed and well overdue upgrade for humanity.

  • Greece is currently engaged in a five-year, $8 billion upgrade of its defense forces.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The latest software update includes a significant upgrade to its security features.

  • We are excited about the upgrade to the sound system in the conference room.

Synonyms

improvement
vsupgrade
619 1.1

A change that makes something better

is used for a full new or updated product version
modification
vsupgrade
137 3.9

Changing something to make it better or more suitable

implies a broader product update that replaces an earlier form
revision
vsupgrade
94 2.9

A change made to improve or correct something

is used for a larger new or more up-to-date product change
enhancement
vsupgrade
81 4.2

A change that makes something better, more useful, or more attractive

is a more complete update that creates a new product version
reworking
vsupgrade
4 3.9

A new version of a book or film with changes

focuses on an overall update that modernizes or improves the product

Antonyms

43 4.9

To make something lower in rank, value or importance

How Significant

upgrade
141 3.5
new edition
11 3.0
to update
451 2.8
patch
  • Specialized
75 3.8

Surface Forms

upgrade singular
upgrades plural

Morphology

upgrade = grade (transparent) = up + grade

The product/ improvement sense is a direct 'up' + 'grade' meaning moving to a higher level/version.

Etymology

Upgrade comes from up ('higher') and grade ('step' or 'level'), so a product or software upgrade is moving it to a newer, higher version, the same idea as graduate moving up a level.