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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 the broader impact of the discovery, the researchers studied the effects of leucine metabolism in the tiny roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Ukraine is getting better at defending its skies.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Yilmaz and his team wanted to better understand how individual nutrients affect stem cells and tissue health.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

And, as CEO, I’ve never had better tools to measure exactly how the business is performing, including identifying our rising stars.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

And he said afterwards, when he was well again, that he was sure it was Peter’s compass that had made him better in the end, and not the doctor’s medicine.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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