GENTRIFICATION Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word gentrification. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| improvement | nounn | |||||
noun • a change for the better; progress in development • the act of improving something • a condition superior to an earlier condition | ||||||
| modernization | nounn | |||||
noun • making modern in appearance or behavior • a modernized version (as of a play) | ||||||
| redevelopment | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of improving by renewing and restoring | ||||||
| regeneration | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs • feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input • the activity of spiritual or physical renewal • forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting | ||||||
| rehabilitation | nounn | |||||
noun • the restoration of someone to a useful place in society • the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation • vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation • the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises | ||||||
| renovation | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of improving by renewing and restoring • the state of being restored to its former good condition | ||||||
| revitalization | nounn | |||||
noun • bringing again into activity and prominence | ||||||
| transformation | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a qualitative change • (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system • a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure • (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA • the act of changing in form or shape or appearance | ||||||
| gentrified | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations | ||||||
| gentrifying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • To renovate or improve something, especially housing or district, to make it more appealing to the middle classes (often with the negative association of pricing out existing residents) | ||||||
| remodeling | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • To change the appearance, layout, or furnishings of. noun • An instance of modification or redecorating. | ||||||
| upgrading | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • an upward slope or grade (as in a road) • software that provides better performance than an earlier version did • a reservation that is improved • the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises • hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did • the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components) verb • rate higher; raise in value or esteem • to improve what was old or outdated • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position • get better travel conditions • give better travel conditions to | ||||||
| urban renewal | nounn | |||||
noun • the clearing and rebuilding and redevelopment of urban slums | ||||||
