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Another word for Improved

17 synonyms for "improved" on a resume, grouped by what you actually mean, with a before-and-after bullet for each and the ones to avoid.

17 synonyms, and when to use each

Every "improved" on a resume makes the reader ask the same thing: from what, to what. The word promises a comparison and usually doesn't deliver one. A more exact verb — streamlined, raised, overhauled, refined — tells them what kind of change it was, and the numbers tell them it happened.

When you made a process faster or cheaper: synonyms for improved

  • Streamlined

    Fewer steps or handoffs; give the time saved.

  • Simplified

    Fewer rules, forms or options; good for customer-facing processes.

  • Automated

    A manual task now runs without people; say how many hours it freed.

  • Optimized

    Tuning for speed, cost or yield; best with a technical metric.

What people write

Improved the invoice approval process.

What gets read

Automated invoice approval routing in Coupa, cutting average approval time from 9 days to 2 and capturing $40K a year in early-payment discounts.

When you raised a number or a standard: synonyms for improved

  • Raised

    Scores, rates, standards. Direct, and easy to follow with numbers.

  • Lifted

    Same as raised, a little more informal; common in sales and retail.

  • Boosted

    Punchy; best for short-term gains like a campaign or a season.

  • Strengthened

    Relationships, controls or processes that are now harder to break.

What people write

Improved customer satisfaction scores.

What gets read

Raised CSAT from 78% to 91% in six months by rewriting the 20 most-used reply templates and adding same-day callbacks for billing issues.

When you fixed something that wasn't working: synonyms for improved

  • Overhauled

    A full rework of something that had stopped working.

  • Revamped

    A visible refresh: a menu, a website, a program.

  • Rebuilt

    You started again on the same foundation. Say why.

  • Restored

    Brought back to a level it used to meet: service, trust, margins.

  • Corrected

    Errors in data, billing or records; add how much was at stake.

What people write

Improved the hotel's online reviews.

What gets read

Overhauled the housekeeping inspection checklist after a run of cleanliness complaints; the hotel's Google rating went from 3.6 to 4.4 in a year.

When you made a product or service better: synonyms for improved

  • Refined

    Small, deliberate changes to something that already worked.

  • Upgraded

    Equipment, software or a service moved to a newer version.

  • Modernized

    Outdated systems, methods or branding brought up to date.

  • Enhanced

    Added capability to an existing product; name the feature.

What people write

Improved the mobile app.

What gets read

Refined the mobile checkout from five screens to three; iOS conversion rose 11% in the following release cycle.

Leave these in the thesaurus

Skip "ameliorated" and "bettered"; both are correct, and both sound like the thesaurus was open on the desk.

The one thing to remember

Add the timeframe as well as the two numbers. "From 78% to 91% in six months" is a result; "improved CSAT" is a hope.

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