Could I get you to update this data for me?
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Update
/ˈʌp.deɪt/
Synonyms for "update" (316 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (64)
Verb(15 words)
Noun(37 words)
actualizingaffect variableamendamendingamendmentsamendsannouncementapplyappriseapprisingarts standards reformbehavior policy designblogsbriefbriefingbriefingsbrushupbuilding numberbulletinscatchup
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changechange in planchanging systemchanging trendscircle back with updatescity plan updateclassroom practicecommuniquescommuniquécommunity park patchcommunity traditions updatecomponent upgradecomputer system updatecorrect englishcourse textcurrent conditiondaily chore list
Adjective(8 words)
brief reportchanged policychanging modelcivic project updatecivil progress policiescommunal decision making policycontemporary dialoguecontemporary feature
Strong matches (94)
Noun(55 words)
design aestheticdesign curriculumdesign model frameworkdistrict conduct proceduredistrict curriculum mapdocsdocument editdraft diagramdramatically alteredit operationediting processemendingequipment upgradeevergreensextensive archaeological recordfield lesson planfixersfollowupfurniture store inventorygerman ändern
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hourly updatedimprovementincremental update algorithmindex valueinforminforminginstallinternet-system designinventory list spreadsheetinventory listingsiterationiterationskeyboard upgradelearning planlesson habitat patchliving term conceptlog progresslogo redesignmodernizationmodernizemodernizingmodificationmodify language learning planmodifying termmore signal amendment intentmotion change conceptnewsnews itemnews updatenewsesnewsflashnewsletternewslettersnorwegian endrenotification
Verb(19 words)
Adjective(11 words)
enhancedenvironmental system designhistorical process modelhourly forecastindustrial change processinstructional repairlive pathmodern formmodern statenew feature releasenew state
Determiner(1 words)
more tort claim limit
Related words (158)
Noun(94 words)
notificationsnotifynowcast modelnowcastingoperating system updateorganizing notebookoverhaulsoverprintoverwriteoverwritesoverwritingpatchpatchespatchingpolicy reformingportuguese reasignaçãopostingprocess statereassigningrecompiling
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record progressredecoratingredefine termsredraftsredrawingreduxrefitreform lawsreform policyrefreshrefreshesrefreshingrefurbishingreissuesrejuvenatingreloadremakeremodelremodelsrenewable energy system designreportreport changereportsrestocksrestructuringrestudiesrethinkretoolingretrofitretrofitsrevamprevampingrevampsreviserevising tasksrevisionrevolutionize classroom practicesrevolutionize curriculum designrevolutionize learningrevolutionize student engagementreworkingreworksschedule change exclamationschedule updatesecurity updatesoftware upgrade changespring releasesprucingstatus changestatus updatesuperseded textsyncsyncssystem changesystem upgradetell someone abouttest reviewtheory changetheory changedtransitiontweettweetsunlearningupdatesupdatingupgradeupgradesupgradingversionswikiwikisyaltopyayearly tallyzoning code document
Verb(48 words)
obsolesceoverhauledpatchedreassessesreassignsrecopiesredecorateredecoratedredecoratesredefineredevelopsredoesreeducaterefreshedrefurbishesreinvigoraterelabelrelearnedrelearnsremodeled
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remodelledrenovatedrenovatesreprogramrepublishesresignifiedrethoughtretooledretrainretrainedretrainsretrofittedrevampedrevisedrevisesrevitalizedrevolutionize curriculumrevolutionize educationrevolutionizesrewickersavviedshare newstrack progressundergoing changesunlearnupgrade hardwareupgradedwrite a report
Adjective(6 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: actualise, actualize, actualizing, adjust, affect variable.
- Sentence evidence is available for update, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss, moby.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "update".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "update"
Keep "update" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "update" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "update", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "update" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
16 entriesMore specific
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
10 entriesclassroom updatecurriculum updatedata updatehomework updatelatest updatesoftware updatestatus updatesystem updateupdate recordsweekly update
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
167 translations across 58 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- opdateer noun (action of making something up to date)
Arabic
1 entries- تحديث noun (action of making something up to date)
Armenian
1 entries- թարմացնել verb (to make something up to date)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- yeniləmə noun (action of making something up to date)
Bulgarian
4 entries- актуализа́ция noun (action of making something up to date)
- обновя́ване noun (action of making something up to date)
- актуализи́рам verb (to make something up to date)
- обновя́ verb (to make something up to date)
Catalan
2 entries- actualització noun (action of making something up to date)
- actualitzar verb (to make something up to date)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 更新 noun (action of making something up to date)
- 更新 verb (to make something up to date)
Czech
2 entries- aktualizace noun (action of making something up to date)
- aktualizovat verb (to make something up to date)
Danish
2 entries- opdatering noun (action of making something up to date)
- opdatere verb (to make something up to date)
Dutch
4 entries- actualisatie noun (action of making something up to date)
- bijwerking noun (action of making something up to date)
- actualiseren verb (to make something up to date)
- bijwerken verb (to make something up to date)
Esperanto
2 entries- ĝisdatigo noun (action of making something up to date)
- ĝisdatigi verb (to make something up to date)
Estonian
2 entries- aktualiseerima verb (to make something up to date)
- uuendama verb (to make something up to date)
Faroese
1 entries- dagføra verb (to make something up to date)
Finnish
4 entries- ajan tasalla pitäminen noun (action of advising someone so that they are up to date)
- päivitys noun (action of making something up to date)
- ajantasaistaa verb (to make something up to date)
- pitää ajan tasalla verb (to advise a person so that they are up to date)
French
4 entries- actualisation noun (action of making something up to date)
- mise à jour noun (action of making something up to date)
- mise à jour noun (action of advising someone so that they are up to date)
- update noun (action of making something up to date)
Galician
1 entries- actualización noun (action of making something up to date)
Georgian
3 entries- განახლება noun (action of making something up to date)
- აახლებს verb (to make something up to date)
- განაახლებს verb (to make something up to date)
German
4 entries- Aktualisierung noun (action of making something up to date)
- Update noun (action of making something up to date)
- aktualisieren verb (to make something up to date)
- auf den jüngsten Stand bringen verb (to make something up to date)
Greek
4 entries- ενημέρωση noun (action of making something up to date)
- ενημέρωση noun (action of advising someone so that they are up to date)
- ενημερώνω verb (to make something up to date)
- ενημερώνω verb (to advise a person so that they are up to date)
Hebrew
3 entries- עִדְכּוּן noun (action of making something up to date)
- עִדְכּוּן noun (action of advising someone so that they are up to date)
- עידכן verb (to make something up to date)
Hindi
1 entries- अद्यतनीकरण noun (action of making something up to date)
Hungarian
4 entries- aktualizáció noun (action of making something up to date)
- aktualizálás noun (action of making something up to date)
- frissítés noun (action of making something up to date)
- aktualizál verb (to make something up to date)
Icelandic
2 entries- uppfærsla noun (action of making something up to date)
- uppfæra verb (to make something up to date)
Ido
2 entries- aktualigo noun (action of making something up to date)
- aktualigar verb (to make something up to date)
Indonesian
4 entries- pembaruan noun (action of making something up to date)
- pemutakhiran noun (action of making something up to date)
- pengkinian noun (action of making something up to date)
- memperbarui verb (to make something up to date)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- بِه روز رَسانی noun (action of making something up to date)
Italian
4 entries- aggiornamento noun (action of making something up to date)
- aggiornamento noun (action of advising someone so that they are up to date)
- attualizzazione noun (action of making something up to date)
- aggiornare verb (to make something up to date)
Japanese
4 entries- アップデート noun (action of making something up to date)
- 更新 noun (action of making something up to date)
- 沙汰 noun (action of advising someone so that they are up to date)
- アップデートする verb (to make something up to date)
Kazakh
1 entries- жаңғырту verb (to make something up to date)
Korean
3 entries- 갱신 noun (action of making something up to date)
- 업데이트 noun (action of making something up to date)
- 갱신하다 verb (to make something up to date)
Latvian
2 entries- aktualizēt verb (to make something up to date)
- atjaunināt verb (to make something up to date)
Lithuanian
1 entries- naũjinti noun (action of making something up to date)
Macedonian
3 entries- ажурирање noun (action of making something up to date)
- ажурира verb (to make something up to date)
- обновува verb (to make something up to date)
Malay
3 entries- kemas kini noun (action of making something up to date)
- kemaskinian noun (action of making something up to date)
- mengemaskinikan verb (to make something up to date)
Mongolian
1 entries- шинэчлэх verb (to make something up to date)
Māori
4 entries- whakahāngaitanga noun (action of making something up to date)
- whakamohoatanga noun (action of making something up to date)
- whakahou verb (to make something up to date)
- whakahāngai verb (to make something up to date)
Northern Sotho
1 entries- mpshafatša noun (action of making something up to date)
Norwegian
1 entries- oppdatere verb (to make something up to date)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- ajourføring noun (action of making something up to date)
- oppdatering noun (action of making something up to date)
Persian
1 entries- بهروزرسانی verb (to make something up to date)
Polish
4 entries- aktualizacja noun (action of making something up to date)
- informowanie noun (action of advising someone so that they are up to date)
- uaktualnienie noun (action of making something up to date)
- aktualizować verb (to make something up to date)
Portuguese
3 entries- atualização noun (action of making something up to date)
- atualizar verb (to make something up to date)
- pôr ao corrente verb (to advise a person so that they are up to date)
Romanian
2 entries- actualizare noun (action of making something up to date)
- actualiza verb (to make something up to date)
Russian
4 entries- актуализа́ция noun (action of making something up to date)
- апде́йт noun (action of making something up to date)
- обновле́ние noun (action of making something up to date)
- актуализировать verb (to make something up to date)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- aktualizacija noun (action of making something up to date)
- ažuriranje noun (action of making something up to date)
- ažuriranje noun (action of advising someone so that they are up to date)
- brifiranje noun (action of advising someone so that they are up to date)
Sicilian
1 entries- attualizzazziuni noun (action of making something up to date)
Slovak
2 entries- aktualizácia noun (action of making something up to date)
- aktualizovať verb (to make something up to date)
Slovene
4 entries- aktualizacija noun (action of making something up to date)
- posodobitev noun (action of making something up to date)
- aktualizirati verb (to make something up to date)
- posodobiti verb (to make something up to date)
Spanish
2 entries- actualización noun (action of making something up to date)
- actualizar verb (to make something up to date)
Swahili
1 entries- sasisho noun (action of making something up to date)
Swedish
4 entries- aktualisering noun (action of making something up to date)
- uppdatering noun (action of making something up to date)
- aktualisera verb (to make something up to date)
- uppdatera verb (to make something up to date)
Thai
1 entries- อัปเดต verb (to make something up to date)
Tigrinya
2 entries- ምሕዳስ noun (action of making something up to date)
- ኣሐዲስ verb (to make something up to date)
Turkish
2 entries- güncelleme noun (action of making something up to date)
- güncellemek verb (to make something up to date)
Ukrainian
4 entries- актуаліза́ція noun (action of making something up to date)
- оно́влення noun (action of making something up to date)
- актуалізувати verb (to make something up to date)
- оновлювати verb (to make something up to date)
Urdu
2 entries- درجہ فزونی noun (action of making something up to date)
- عَصْرِیَت noun (action of making something up to date)
Vietnamese
2 entries- cập nhật verb (to make something up to date)
- cập nhật hóa verb (to make something up to date)
Yiddish
2 entries- דערהײַנטיקונג noun (action of making something up to date)
- דערהײַנטיקן verb (to make something up to date)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
This is to inform you of my address change. Please update your mailing list.
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prototype.js - inserts update information into the page when the page is loaded.
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Aren't you excited that Anki is almost ready to update to a stable version 1.2?
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "update"?
Closest matches include actualise, actualize, actualizing, adjust, affect variable.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "update"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.
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