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improvement vs fixing

fixing vs improvement

improvement and fixing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
improvement Yes No No No
fixing Yes No No No
As nouns, fixing is a hyponym of improvement; that is, fixing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than improvement:
  • improvement: the act of improving something
  • fixing: the act of putting something in working order again
Other hyponyms of improvement include tenderisation, tenderization, development, cleaning, cleansing, cleanup, correction, rectification, optimisation, optimization, perfection, reform, amelioration, betterment, melioration, self-improvement, self-reformation, clarification, clearing, enrichment, humanisation, humanization, modernisation, modernization, overhaul, redevelopment, renovation, enhancement, sweetening, upturn, airing, ventilation, fix, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation, stabilisation, stabilization, upgrade, turd polishing, business process reengineering.
improvement (noun) fixing (noun)
the act of improving something the act of putting something in working order again
a change for the better; progress in development the sterilization of an animal
a condition superior to an earlier condition (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
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