Antonyms for upgrade
ˈʌpˌgreɪd; ˈʌpˈgreɪd; ʌpˈgreɪd, ˈʌpˌgreɪdup·grade

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1. • Assign
   • Better
   • Grade
   • Hardware
   • Improve
   • Rate
   • Reservation
   • Slope
   • Software

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1. ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgradenoun

   an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

   "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

   Antonyms:
   downgrade

   Synonyms:
   ascent, rising, emanation, acclivity, ascending, mounting, heave, climbing, hike, rising slope, salary increase, ascension, boost, climb, advance, wage increase, lift, procession, mount, rise, wage hike, raise, cost increase

2. upgradenoun

   software that provides better performance than an earlier version did

   Antonyms:
   downgrade

   Synonyms:
   rise, ascent, raise, climb, acclivity, rising slope

3. upgradenoun

   a reservation that is improved

   "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"

   Antonyms:
   downgrade

   Synonyms:
   rise, ascent, raise, climb, acclivity, rising slope

4. upgrade, rise, rising slopenoun

   the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

   Antonyms:
   downgrade

   Synonyms:
   ascent, rising, emanation, acclivity, wage increase, hike, rising slope, lift, salary increase, ascending, ascension, boost, climb, advance, procession, rise, wage hike, raise, cost increase

5. upgradenoun

   hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did

   Antonyms:
   downgrade

   Synonyms:
   rise, ascent, raise, climb, acclivity, rising slope

6. upgradeverb

   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"

   Antonyms:
   downgrade

   Synonyms:
   rise, ascent, raise, climb, acclivity, rising slope

7. upgradeverb

   rate higher; raise in value or esteem

   Antonyms:
   downgrade

   Synonyms:
   kick upstairs, raise, advance, promote, elevate

8. upgradeverb

   to improve what was old or outdated

   "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"

   Antonyms:
   downgrade

   Synonyms:
   kick upstairs, raise, advance, promote, elevate

9. promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevateverb

   give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

   "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"

   Antonyms:
   downgrade

   Synonyms:
   throw out, kindle, supercharge, erect, arouse, put forward, leaven, bring forward, come along, pass on, provoke, get along, win, parent, elevate, kick upstairs, recruit, upraise, progress, advertize, come on, stir, make headway, call down, advance, conjure, lift, elicit, farm, encourage, further, gain, bring up, pull ahead, set up, conjure up, nurture, resurrect, levy, promote, prove, boost, go on, gain ground, invoke, raise, advertise, move on, get on, get up, produce, call forth, put up, grow, shape up, fire, evoke, rear, push, set ahead, march on, enhance, enkindle, get ahead, heighten

10. upgradeverb

    get better travel conditions

    "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"

    Antonyms:
    downgrade

    Synonyms:
    kick upstairs, raise, advance, promote, elevate

11. upgradeverb

    give better travel conditions to

    "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"

    Antonyms:
    downgrade

    Synonyms:
    kick upstairs, raise, advance, promote, elevate

How to use upgrade in a sentence?

1. Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled El-Enany:

   The time has come to shed a new light on the museum's rich collection, upgrade its physical structure and improve its research and programing activities to reach the highest international standards.

2. Brian Dodge:

   Retailers are making an enormous investment in order to upgrade their terminals to accept these cards, but the level of security in these cards is not what it should be and it is not equal to what is available in the rest of the world.

3. Naval Operations Adm. William Moran:

   We've aggressively gone after readiness challenges in our operational submarine fleet, and identified three key drivers : public shipyard capacity, shipyard productivity and parts availability, working with our industry partners, we've been able to allocate multiple submarines to private shipyards in order to alleviate the disparity between demand and capacity within our public shipyards. Our first-ever Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan, delivered to Congress earlier this year, establishes our road map to upgrade our dry docks, facilities and equipment to improve overall productivity.

4. National Development and Reform Commission:

   Building on basis of upgrading automotive gasoline and diesel can speed up the refitting of main refineries in order to upgrade general diesel ... and safeguard the domestic market supply of automotive and general diesel.

5. John Pappas:

   During the pandemic, when everybody was locked down, it was an opportunity to finally fine-tune it and upgrade the technology.

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