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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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Years of ultralow interest rates encouraged Japanese pension funds, insurers and even mom-and-pop stock pickers to seek better returns overseas in U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It honestly couldn’t describe him better. It’s just exactly what he would do in that situation.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This discrepancy is a testament to the much larger and better equipped armed forces that Thailand has.

From BBC

He also said people going “through this horrible ordeal of cancer or other things” have realized that “this is something that makes them feel better.”

From MarketWatch

The FBI highlighted legal and evidentiary weaknesses, noted offers of cooperation, proposed numerous better avenues.

From The Wall Street Journal