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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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Even better, she’s worked through her stage fright.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In an interview Friday, co-portfolio manager Robert J. Thummel acknowledged the fund’s missteps, but said it was much better set up to weather a crisis today.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But legislators in Jackson and Atlanta, and other capitals, may want to ask themselves: Are there education-minded families here who would move to Florida for better K-12 options, as the Quigleys did?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Whether the figures get worse before they get better — or even if they get better at all — is another matter.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

There’s also the fact that I know my practice is much better when he’s not with me, and good practice is what I need right now.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam