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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.

Example Sentences

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It will need to do better if it hopes to get out of the group stage for just the second time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Wide-brimmed hats are better than caps or small bucket hats.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

"This would also allow us to better value human beings, giving them the time to focus on the human relationship they must maintain with the patient," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

Its energy resolution is roughly 10 times better than that of its predecessor, allowing astronomers to examine black hole environments in far greater detail.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

“You shouldn’t feel that way, Lexie. You’re overreacting again. We’d get along a lot better if you’d just learn to chill out.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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