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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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I feel like things are getting crazier and better at the same time simultaneously at an accelerating pace.

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

Proponents of hourly matching—where electrical emissions are calculated at the source on an hourly basis—say that such emissions reporting would be more accurate and better drive decarbonization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Qatar lost all three of their group games at their home World Cup in 2022 and I don't see them doing much better this time.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“After all that”—she inspected the line, which had grown— “I better get back.”

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




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