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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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"This consultation will help us find a solution that works better for everyone, including businesses, local authorities and local areas."

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

“I think we’ll see one more leg lower, and then there will be a better base for a rebound,” Krinsky said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

There is good reason to think a DoorDash-managed Instacart can fare better than the stand-alone one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

“Voters basically did not feel that they were better off than they could have been or should have been.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

For a second, Bee was sure he meant Simon being better at the language than she was.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

That’s a sign that betters don’t see the feud with the U.S. as slowing an IPO.

From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026

His betters resented Duchamp’s attempt at depicting movement and judged the title vulgar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

This week: Polymarket teamed up with the Golden Globes, displaying a live ticker for betters on the broadcast.

From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2026

It only betters you as an artist and as a person.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2024

“Mind you, I’m not one to gossip. You remember that, Ophelia. The lives of your betters are not fodder for your amusement.”

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

But he was almost as prolific at creating them, making 12 assists as a substitute - a tally only bettered by three players in Premier League history.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Brighton managed 10 clean sheets last season, bettered by only six teams.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

His Premier League win percentage of 46.9% at the club is bettered only by Kevin Keegan.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Among NL pitchers with at least 70 innings, his ERA is bettered only by Misiorowski.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

I’d sat shotgun because I thought it bettered our chances of surviving a head-on car crash if both of my parents weren’t in the front.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

She said Chinese biotechs have “gotten very good with pretty-well-known targets—in bettering them, in really getting more precise.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

It would, however, take 20 years for Croatia to emerge from the group stage of a World Cup again, bettering the original golden generation by reaching the final in Russia in 2018.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

The Cleveland Brown's Myles Garrett broke the NFL single-season sack record when he claimed his 23rd of the campaign on Sunday - bettering the previous best of 22.5 first set by Michael Strahan in 2001.

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026

Stewart says California has set "a powerful example" by bettering the quality and sustainability of its school lunch, "showing what's possible nationwide."

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2024

“We were expanding beyond ourselves, beyond our own planet, pushing back frontiers, bettering ourselves.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel


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