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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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"We need a better level away from home and to be more consistent. We don't want to be a team that's only going to be good at home."

From BBC

"He was a far better player - I was on my way home tonight," the 38-year-old Serb great said.

From BBC

These effects may be linked to better whole-body circulation and other cardiometabolic improvements and were reported after both single servings and longer-term interventions.

From Science Daily

Council members should be engaging in conversations with its volunteer commissioners, to help them better understand how the city is run, Blumenfield said.

From Los Angeles Times

“The vast majority of them will not cross that at all. They will end up with something that is just incrementally better. And if you’re incrementally better than alternatives, you don’t matter.”

From The Wall Street Journal