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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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In an effort to bring the entertainment industry to Louisiana, rapper Curtis Jackson, better known as 50 Cent, is investing $124 million into a new production campus for his company, G-Unit Film & Television.

From Los Angeles Times

“I understand you don’t want to be rescuing the many clueless who wander up there. There needs to be a better system.”

From Los Angeles Times

What better way to have a bit of fun?

From BBC

Some experts are now taking a second look at that data to better understand what adherence to the Wegovy pill could look like.

From MarketWatch

Some experts are now taking a second look at that data to better understand what adherence to the Wegovy pill could look like.

From MarketWatch