upgrade

Plural: upgrades

Noun

• an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
• software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
• a reservation that is improved
  • "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"
• the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
• hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
• the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
  • "the power plant received a new upgrade"
• An upward grade or slope.
• An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.
• An improvement.

Verb

Verb Forms: upgraded, upgrading, upgrades

• To raise something to a higher standard or improve it.
• rate higher; raise in value or esteem
• to improve what was old or outdated
  • "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"
  • "The company upgraded their personnel"
• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
• get better travel conditions
  • "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"
• give better travel conditions to
  • "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"
• To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components.
• To replace with something better.
• To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to.
• To improve in condition or status.
• To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name.

Adv

• Up a slope or grade.

Examples

• He hoped to UPGRADE his Scrabble skills by studying obscure two-letter words.
• I had to upgrade my anti-virus software to protect my computer from the newer threats.
• She upgraded to a more successful husband.
• She waited a long time to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, hoping the worst bugs would be worked out before she took the plunge.
• She waited a long time to upgrade Windows, hoping the worst bugs would be worked out before she took the plunge.
• The remarried couples among my friends often joke that their divorce and remarriage amounted to an upgrade.
• They upgraded him to the latest model.
• They were upgraded to first class.
• When you upgrade your standard of living, you become addicted to that standard of living.
• With my phone company, I get a free upgrade every twelve months if I keep topping up 10 pounds a month.

Synonyms

acclivity, advance, ascent, climb, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, rise, rising slope

Antonyms

demote, descent, downgrade, downgrade#Noun, downgrade#Verb, step back#Noun

Related Words

step up, upcharge, update, upmarket, upscale

Anagrams of upgrade