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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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Where AI proved more useful was in suggesting a better way of approaching the task: Instead of thinking of 10 individual words, think of 10 very different categories, and then fill in the words afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

One staffer told ThinkProgress during Trump’s first term that “Harvey just really likes powerful people, and he really likes having friends who are powerful, and who better than the President of the United States?”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Among developed markets, the U.S. is in a better spot.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

By combining multiple scientific approaches, the research team aims to better understand how the sanctuary was used.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

The kitchen to the left is no better, its counters piled with what I assume are the contents of the cupboards, which stand with their flimsy doors hanging open, empty.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam