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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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As well as urging Warsh to uphold the Fed's independence, he hit back at critics of his appointments and said "no one in America is better prepared" to lead the bank.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Booz Allen posted fiscal first-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.78 a share, up from $1.61 last year and better than analysts’ estimates of $1.34.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

One reason the stock market has performed so much better in recent years is that investors weren’t being temped by yields in the bond market, which have been lousy.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Now that scientists better understand how to modify these materials, researchers say additional work is needed to improve their stability, predict their behavior more accurately, and evaluate their performance in real-world technologies.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Trashrats always had some kind of blood feud playing out, and any animal with half a brain knew better than to get involved.

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




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