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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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“It’s not something that’s easy, that you’ll be better in like a week.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Slightly outperforming, though, is certainly better than underperforming.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

But his opposition, he contended, made the final versions of the legislation better.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

It may be that they can’t afford to notice how much better life has become.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

She was so upset when she got home from school that she was sure, 100 percent, that she would never feel better ever again in her entire life.

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




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