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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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No one likes being told that building a better society takes work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

A smaller agency is better than none at all, right?

From Slate • May 21, 2026

He called on the UK government to provide better support which would enable the executive to set a budget.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The sector is in a much better position and there is more line of sight to quantum really becoming a reality, a senior Commerce Department official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

It must be a joke, and nothing could please Father better than a scriptural joke.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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