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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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Because a famous math problem that stumped humans for the better part of a century has finally been toppled—by AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

"I don't think I've done too much wrong with my game. It's just that he was just better."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

But overhead grew less than sales last quarter, a sign that new stores are starting to mature and could soon deliver better results.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Eisenhower said, ‘We had better meteorologists than the Germans.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

And the cloak fit her better than Clare had initially thought, too, the beetroot velvet flattering with her black-and.white fur.

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




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