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better

[bet-er] / ˈbɛt ər /


ADJECTIVE
larger
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK






Usage

What are other ways to say improve? To better is to improve conditions which, though not bad, are unsatisfying: to better an attempt, oneself (as by gaining a higher salary). Improve usually implies remedying a lack or a felt need: to improve a process, oneself (as by gaining more knowledge). The more formal verb ameliorate implies improving oppressive, unjust, or difficult conditions: to ameliorate working conditions.

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To better understand what happened, researchers used advanced computer simulations to recreate the ancient impact that produced the SPA basin.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

He has a 2.37 ERA, and his 0.7 wins above replacement is better than any Dodgers reliever besides veteran closer Tanner Scott.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

For better or worse — and we all know it’s for worse — artificial intelligence has become a part of everyday life.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

And within days, a mathematician at Princeton, Will Sawin, used good old-fashioned human understanding to modify ChatGPT’s construction to get an even better one.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

That’s the gesture he makes when he’s afraid he’s going to say something that might be better left unsaid.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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