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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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And if a physician advertises on a billboard, you can bet they are no better than the smarmy personal-injury lawyer on the next sign who makes a living chasing ambulances.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Knowing better than their elders, they get the vote not just for what they promise but for what they already do with greatness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

On Wednesday, Wenders said the actress "should have been better protected back then", adding: "For that, I apologise to you, Nastassja, unreservedly, no ifs and buts."

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

But it has achieved enough to produce a far better Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Phrenology lost credibility as science found better ways to probe the brain.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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