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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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A better approach would address the serious flaws of both TSA’s governance and the SPP’s design.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

You always get to know some players better than others at any club you are at, but there was a real togetherness in our squad at the time.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

She thought that the system, in all its imperfections, had landed her a seat at SCOTUS, and she was going to use that seat to try to make the world a better place.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Millions of people now own hybrid or electric cars, and gas vehicles get better mileage, too.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

He ripped the monocle from his face, as if that would help him better see.

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




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