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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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Asked for examples of instances in which Netanyahu had got things wrong, Vance said "those conversations sometimes are better left in private".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“There will be games for us where we do better than we expected. There will be lots of games where we do worse than we expected. That’s the nature of it.”

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Therefore, it might be better to hop on a bus or use rail to get to the Metro hub.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Nobody was better at playing a very handsome guy, the center of attention, who was also nonthreatening, not above a bit of slapstick, a little silly—above all, likable.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Both places, here and Berlin and Cam’s pizza shop back home in Canmore, were better exactly the way they were.

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




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