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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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A better way to glean underlying demand for manufactured goods is to strip out airplanes and cars.

From MarketWatch

And the 2009 law Congress passed convinced even skeptical economists that the result was a better market for consumers.

From Los Angeles Times

A lot of those sounds from that era are worth reviving, but do you think some are better off left in the past?

From Los Angeles Times

The presenter, who turned 50 last year, said she felt "10 times better" after losing weight, which she has been doing slowly over the past five years.

From BBC

The more diminutive the firm, the better its performance was over that stretch.

From The Wall Street Journal