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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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Since that unforgettable US Open run, Raducanu has shown she plays better when surrounded by long-time confidants who she trusts implicitly.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Ford is investing $2 billion in the business and revamping a Kentucky battery plant to be better suited to stationary energy storage.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

It isn’t clear that the phase-out would be better for the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Booz Allen posted fiscal first-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.78 a share, up from $1.61 last year and better than analysts’ estimates of $1.34.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

And the cloak fit her better than Clare had initially thought, too, the beetroot velvet flattering with her black-and.white fur.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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