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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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According to Buzalaf, one direction is to combine CANECPI-5 with a peptide derived from statherin, a protein found in saliva, to determine whether this hybrid could better protect teeth from acids originating in the stomach.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Foreign Minister Sugiono, who like many Indonesians only has one name, told reporters on Saturday that Indonesia wanted a thorough UN investigation, and demanded better security guarantees for peacekeeping soldiers.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

“I probably did better than I thought I would do.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

But is there a better catcher than him in MLB?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

With my eyes on income-and-outlay, the shop was doing better and soon we were able to hire a saleslady to preside over the front room while Father and I worked in back.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom