Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun update

1 sense of update

Sense 1
update -- (news that updates your information)
       => news, intelligence, tidings, word -- (information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb update

3 senses of update

Sense 1
update -- (modernize or bring up to date; "We updated the kitchen in the old house")
       => modify -- (make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage")

Sense 2
update -- (bring up to date; supply with recent information)
       => inform -- (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights")

Sense 3
update -- (bring to the latest state of technology)
       => modify -- (make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage")