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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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As Los Angeles grapples with a housing shortage, it could learn from San Diego, which has proved better at convincing construction companies to build more.

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t know that there’s anyone who could have navigated these kinds of leadership transitions better than James,” Wharton School Dean Erika H. James said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times

However, Malchuk emphasized, it cannot replace “the experience of a medical professional” who is better equipped to understand “the nuance” of a person’s situation.

From Salon

Much to their surprise however, it was even better than they’d imagined.

From MarketWatch

That was better than expectations by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal that it would edge up to 50.0.

From The Wall Street Journal