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   to improve what was old or outdated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. Handy Yunianto:

   At least this enforces our belief that there is potentially a further upgrade next year by Fitch and Moody's, should the current account balance improve, inflation remain below 3.5 percent and tax revenues be sustained.

2. Drew Scott:

   In some high-end homes, I love to see dual islands its actually an upgrade, however, in this house it doesnt work its choppy.

3. Linda Sui:

   If there are no massive subsidies (in China), I doubt there will be many smartphone users who will be eager to upgrade to 5G.

4. Mike Mayo:

   BNY Mellon is the plumber to mutual funds and capital markets, there are a couple of broken pipes, but it doesn't seem like a systemwide issue ... It might not be evidence, but this is a reminder that BNY needs to further upgrade its technology platform.

5. Joe Ottaviano:

   SEWIP is the Navy’s continued push to keep electronic warfare excellence ahead of the threat. It is an incremental set of upgrades to the SLQ-32 which was designed in the late 70s and deployed in the 80s. It gives the Navy the ability to upgrade and outpace the threat. It provides the ability to quickly upgrade processing as new threats come online and become more complex without overhauling the antenna.

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