ENHANCES Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

enhances

verb

present tense third-person singular of enhance

as in improves

to make better some shrubbery would really enhance the curb appeal of that house

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in intensifies

to make markedly greater in measure or degree the right makeup would enhance the beauty of her eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in sweetens

to make more desirable leather seats and a state-of-the-art stereo system enhance the sedan

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of enhances Storyteller Overland Storyteller also enhances the rear’s role as a storage garage, adding MOLLE-style organizational panels to the underside of the bed. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026 Mexar developed Vapor, a wearable fan for frontline workers that enhances the body’s natural evaporative cooling. — Hannah Singleton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Our goal should be creating a destination around the Arena that complements Sawgrass Mills and our Corporate Park, generates economic activity, and enhances Sunrise while protecting residents’ quality of life. — Neil Kerch, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 The 20% off everything Fall Design Event also includes brand favorites, such as the Baywood quilt, which features a hand-pick stitching pattern that enhances its tactile quality. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026 The monitor's Black Equalizer feature ensures that even the darkest shadows are visible, and HDR10 enhances highlights for eye-popping color. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 The system enhances overall mission capability while protecting human pilots in high-threat environments. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 All of the following prices include destination fees Redesigned for the 2026 model year, the latest Outback has a boxier look that enhances the utility for which Subarus are well known. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Future Society’s Base Scent is an innovative deodorant-fragrance hybrid that enhances your personal scent to make your body smell good on its own. — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enhances

Verb

Miami improves to 6-0 and 4-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
New England improves to 10-3-2 at home, while the Fire drop to 5-5-5 on the road.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of improves

Verb

Forest and land fires in Indonesia have worsened this year as El Niño intensifies a prolonged dry season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
The warning was downgraded late Sunday night to an advisory, meaning residents should still be on high alert in the event that activity intensifies again.

— Austin Turner, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of intensifies

Verb

Murphy also mentions Zernell Gillie’s gourmand-adjacent Jazz, wherein honey sweetens tobacco, mahogany, and resinous opoponax (a type of myrrh).

— Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
The legislation also sweetens conditions for productions that choose to monetize a portion of their tax credits instead of putting the full value toward their tax liability.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of sweetens

Verb

Call it transcendental, the character’s deepening sense of luminosity, the way his empathy heightens as his consciousness expands.

— David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
The diamond-set is further enhanced by the two cultured pearls, with a design that heightens sculpture and lightness.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of heightens

Verb

The dispute deepens a rift between the two countries whose armies fought together against the TPLF during the 2020-2022 war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Fear of default then leads to even more capital flight, which increases fears of default and the interest rate, and the vicious circle deepens.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of deepens

Verb

Built with significant financial backing from the European Commission, the site consolidates four distinct technical installations into a single industrial processing line.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
For a compatible computer that needs both Windows and Office, the bundle consolidates two core purchases without adding monthly fees.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of consolidates

Browse Nearby Words

enhancements

enhances

enhancing

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Enhances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enhances. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of enhances

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

jilt

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Can' vs. 'May'

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes