Word Type

Verb

Noun

Adverb

The word "upgrade" can be used as verb, noun and adverb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

downgrade downgrade

Derived From

grade

Context

computing

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

ameliorate amend assign better computer hardware computer software delegate depute designate grade grade gradient hardware improve improvement incline meliorate order package place range rank rate reservation side slope software software package software program software system

Type Of (IsA)

grade hardware improvement reservation software

Manner Of

better rate

Related Terms

step up upcharge upcharge update upmarket upscale

Related Terms

grade improve slope update version number

Synonym Network

ascent promote

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.