Enhance
What it means
To increase an existing quality, value, effectiveness, or appeal.
Reach for it when describing an addition that makes something already present better
Low planting will enhance the view while protecting the riverbank.
Words to choose between 7
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playful
spruce up
Fits when a light visual improvement suits casual speech
Careful The phrase trivializes substantive gains and implies mostly cosmetic work.
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everyday
Fits when any change for the better is meant
Careful Improve can repair a weakness, while enhance usually builds on an existing strength.
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warm
Fits when added depth, variety, or meaning is the benefit
Careful Enrichment may add content without making performance more effective.
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professional
Fits when robustness, influence, or capacity increases
Careful Strengthening does not naturally describe beauty, flavor, or atmosphere.
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formal
augment
Fits when something is increased by a defined addition
Careful Augment states increase but carries no necessary judgment that the result is better.
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formal
Fits when precision or polish comes through careful adjustment
Careful Refinement can narrow and simplify rather than increase an effect.
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literary
Fits when the change raises overall quality or dignity
Careful Elevate is grander and may overstate a targeted enhancement.
Opposites 4
- diminish
- impair
- weaken
- degrade
Common phrases 3
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enhance performance
A quieter fan should enhance performance during long recording sessions.
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enhance the experience
Clearer signs will enhance the experience without adding more rules.
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greatly enhance
One accessible entrance would greatly enhance the building's usefulness.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Doughaque, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, public domain Updated