to upgrade

Examples

• All

• In addition to these rules, we will be upgrading the site's security.

  Fatman (2020)

• The agency ignored my request to upgrade our system for a decade.

  Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)

• With that in mind, how easy is it to upgrade or repair yourself?

• "I decided to upgrade its sensitivity so we could get better data at long range.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Technologies are upgraded and replaced, and we move to newer and better versions to solve our problems.

  Academic text (2015)

• One amendment called on South Korea to upgrade its military readiness.

  Academic text (1999)

• We're upgrading to thermal imagery.

  The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

• And it's time to upgrade from the 330 to the 740.

  Just Like Heaven (2005)

• Still, traditional records managers appreciate the need to upgrade security systems as hackers increasingly threaten proprietary data.

  Academic text (2011)

• The company plans to upgrade its software to enhance performance and security.

Synonyms

U

to update

vsto upgrade

470 2.8

Make something more modern by adding new information or changes

often implies larger change or full replacement beyond simple additions

M

to modify

vsto upgrade

229 3.2

Make small changes to something to make it more useful

involves larger, more complete improvement or replacement rather than small tweaks

B

to beef up

vsto upgrade

• Informal

51 4.5

To make something stronger or more effective

focuses on renewing or replacing to make something newer or overall better

M

to modernize

vsto upgrade

42 4.0

To make something more up to date using new tools or ideas

can involve full replacement or bigger improvement rather than only updating

A

to augment

vsto upgrade

41 5.3

To make something bigger by adding more to it

targets improving quality or modernity rather than merely increasing size or amount

R

to retrofit

vsto upgrade

25 6.5

To add new parts or equipment to something old to make it work better

is broader, also covering full renewal or replacing with a better version

Antonyms

D

to downgrade

53 4.9

To make something lower in rank, value or importance

Phrasal Verbs

U

to upgrade to first class

1 4.3

To move into a better, more expensive class on a plane or train

U

to upgrade the RAM

• Specialized

1 3.4

Put more memory into a computer so it can run more programs

How Improved

overhaul

60 5.1

to replace

∞ 1.8

to upgrade

208 3.5

to update

470 2.8

fix

183 1.0

patch

• Specialized

32 3.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology