Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

improved

/ɪmˈpɹuːvd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: im-proved
IPA: /ɪmˈpɹuːvd/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That has been made better; enhanced.

verb

simple past and past participle of improve

Example Sentences

"The second is to develop a new generation of further improved contrast agent that can yield more intense myocardial contrast after intravenous injection."
""When we're finished in 2024, this upgrade programme will provide a much-improved railway between London Waterloo and Portsmouth," said NR's Wessex Route Director Mark Killick."

Inflected Forms

more improved (comparative) most improved (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonimproved overimproved underimproved unimproved

Frequently Paired Words

improve

Synonyms

ameliorated bettered enhanced improved meliorated potentiated

Antonyms

deteriorated preserved nonenhanced nonimproved unameliorated unenhanced unimproved unmeliorated unmitigated

Rhymes With

moved removed approved proved disapproved disproved unmoved unapproved unimproved unproved

Questions

How do you pronounce improved?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈpɹuːvd/.
What does improved mean?: That has been made better; enhanced.

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