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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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One staffer told ThinkProgress during Trump’s first term that “Harvey just really likes powerful people, and he really likes having friends who are powerful, and who better than the President of the United States?”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Among developed markets, the U.S. is in a better spot.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

I play golf like I fly fish—it’s better than working, I’m hanging out with friends, and there may be Scotch involved at some point.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

By combining multiple scientific approaches, the research team aims to better understand how the sanctuary was used.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

And the cloak fit her better than Clare had initially thought, too, the beetroot velvet flattering with her black-and.white fur.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman