noun

• The act of making something better; improvement.

  ‘progress brings with it the amelioration of the human condition’

  More example sentences

  • ‘For real amelioration in education is completely contingent upon complementary improvement in the wider societal context.’
  • ‘This amelioration is for the most part subjective rather than objective - the individual feels better about him- or herself.’
  • ‘Its thrust is towards amelioration of the poor and a lot of distance has been covered.’
  • ‘The increasingly powerful industrial working class sought the amelioration of its social and economic conditions.’
  • ‘It would also provide a sound basis for targeting scarce resources and developing strategies for remediation and amelioration.’

  Synonyms

  advance, development, upgrade, change for the better, refinement, enhancement, furtherance, advancement, forwarding

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