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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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“That would be . . . better, I guess, but I’d rather just pay you back.”

From Literature

I knew it would be, hands down, better than anything Jonah would give him.

From Literature

And I regret to inform you that it does get worse before it gets better.

From Literature

His career was taking off after the better part of a decade doing sets at the Comedy Store, where he was the first Vietnamese American person to work as a door guy.

From Los Angeles Times

Pfizer has performed well against pharma peers since January, and I admire how much better it is remaining near the $27.50 area this time compared with last October.

From Barron's