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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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Twenty-one percent believed it is getting better, while 19% said it was about the same.

From Salon

"If I hadn't applied for citizenship and just had an EU passport, I would be in a better situation than I am now," she added.

From BBC

Discovery notched its ninth straight number one box office debut and the year’s biggest domestic opening of 2026, and it couldn’t come at a better time.

From Barron's

Discovery notched its ninth straight number one box office debut and the year’s biggest domestic opening of 2026, and it couldn’t come at a better time.

From Barron's

Its goal is to create a real world research laboratory to better understand marine hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis in the central Mediterranean.

From Science Daily