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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.

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In this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by David Epstein, author of Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better, who explains his research into how limitations often lead to breakthroughs.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Dr Andrea Barry, from the not-for-profit group Centre for Ageing Better, said that "more and more" people were working longer over the last two decades.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Better to preserve some mysteries in case you haven’t watched.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Better testing can help regulators, researchers, and food companies understand where contamination is occurring and how it can be reduced.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

“Get your hands off Gum Baby! This ain’t no hug-fest. Who you frowning at? Better send those looks that way—Gum Baby ain’t the one.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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