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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 2024, Blue Shield created Pharmacy Care Reimagined to negotiate directly with drug companies to provide its members with better access to biosimilar medicines.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The combat jet was nimbler and its bubble canopy provided better control and visibility for pilots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In fact, he’s been saying it explicitly for the better part of 40 years: “We should take the oil.”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Few have been better judges of a player's potential than Wenger and Ferguson, who both knew this precocious playmaker was heading for the top.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

I know better than to argue, so I give him the response I know he expects and he pays a hundred bucks for sixty tickets and hands us each thirty.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam