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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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Research from the Dallas Fed suggests trimmed mean is a better real-time indicator of inflation, as it sees through the noise to the underlying trend.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

You may be better off spreading out the payments with partial financing.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

They also did a better job protecting the puck and that paid off with the team’s first power-play goal of the series 8:43 into the first period.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

There is an argument, though, that nobody in the chip world is better positioned to reap the rewards of this new phase than TSMC.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

I tell myself it’s better this way, that it’s easier to just go along with what Dad wants to do.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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