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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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This is just a starting point that can help you better decide where your money should go.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

“The models are getting better and better,” said co-founder and co-chief executive Tejas Manohar, referring to the current wave of generative AI tools, “but they’ll never have all the context of a brand.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Tim Stiefler, better known as Timmy No Brakes, has been a viral phenomenon since stepping onstage at Comedy Mothership in Austin, Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Burton is calmer and better at managing her disabilities when she can sense that her family’s economic circumstances are relatively stable, her father said.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

And he said afterwards, when he was well again, that he was sure it was Peter’s compass that had made him better in the end, and not the doctor’s medicine.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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