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

1 sense of updating

Sense 1
updating -- (the act of changing something to bring it up to date (usually by adding something); "criminal records need regular updating")
       => change -- (the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election")

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")