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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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The closer the country is from a pool of engineers and contractors, the better, the Rystad analysts noted.

From MarketWatch

The closer the country is from a pool of engineers and contractors, the better, the Rystad analysts noted.

From MarketWatch

We asked veterinarians what they do to make road trips with their own dogs a better ride for everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal

The outcome doesn’t bind other cases but could encourage settlements now that both sides have a better sense of how their arguments might play out with jurors.

From The Wall Street Journal

I felt better — my stomach, my skin — and, more surprisingly, I didn’t feel deprived.

From Salon