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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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“Some people start down this path and realize how hard it is. Many will quit. Others keep going because they’re committed to building a better country and a better world.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Gonzalez’s claims against Ramirez, the DA, didn’t fare any better.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“It is clear that the more you can do to save oil, especially diesel, especially jet fuel, the better we are off,” Dan Jørgensen, the EU’s energy commissioner, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

In the field for this week's 90th Masters there will be no player seeking a first Augusta crown with a better pedigree.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

It was better to narrow the mind to one’s own need, not to see, not to think.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom