Synonyms for enhance
ɛnˈhæns, -ˈhɑnsen·hance

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.6 / 5 votes

1. enhance

   Synonyms:
   aggravate, amplify, continue, develop, enlarge, extend, foment, increase, magnify, rage, raise, revive

   Antonyms:
   abate, decline, decrease, diminish, ebb, lessen, lower, mitigate, moderate, reduce, subside

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. enhance, heighten, raiseverb

   increase

   "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"

   Synonyms:
   compound, farm, rise, arouse, put forward, leaven, deepen, upgrade, provoke, elevate, kick upstairs, recruit, upraise, enkindle, sharpen, put up, heighten, stir, elicit, advance, conjure, lift, fire, intensify, grow, bring up, invoke, conjure up, nurture, resurrect, levy, promote, prove, erect, raise, call down, get up, produce, call forth, kindle, set up, evoke, rear, parent

2. enhanceverb

   make better or more attractive

   "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

   Synonyms:
   raise, heighten

Matched Categories

1. • Improve

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enhanceverb

   Synonyms:
   raise (as price), advance, heighten, swell

2. enhanceverb

   Synonyms:
   increase, augment, aggravate

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.5 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "enhance":

   improve, strengthen, increase, strengthening, improving, enhancing, reinforce, promote, intensify, improvement, raise, strengthened, increasing, enhanced, improved, enhancement, boost, expand, upgrade, raising, promoting, foster, increased, promotion, build, reinforcing, upgrading, augment, deepen, advancement, better, bolster, consolidate, enrich, heighten, broaden, facilitate, improvements, develop, refine, encourage

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How to use enhance in a sentence?

1. Mo Brooks:

   It's a partisan committee. It is one-sided. And we already have lots of investigations that are ongoing about Jan. 6, this is an effort by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to come up with a biased report that will enhance their prospects in the 2022 elections.

2. Motoaki Seki:

   [ The ] external application of ethanol to plants would be a useful, simple and less expensive agricultural method to enhance drought tolerance in various plants.

3. Carl Hart:

   Think about car accidents, there are 40,000 Americans every year who lose their life on the highway because of cars. Nobody’s saying, ‘aren’t you concerned about that we have these cars available?’ No, what we do, is we try to enhance the safety of that activity.

4. Donald Remy:

   The NCAA remains committed to modernizing The NCAA rules to enhance the college athlete experience, including allowing name, image and likeness opportunities similar to scenarios available to other students on campus.

5. Chief Executive Dave McKay:

   ( The City National deal) gives us a strategic option over the medium to longer term to deploy capital to acquisitions that enhance the franchise, we now have a strategic option with a footprint on the ground that gives us more flexibility and more capability to look at other alternatives.