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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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France, the second-biggest EU economy, is set to do better, with growth of 0.8 percent expected this year.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The real power of an HSA is that it is triple-tax-free, which makes it better than a Roth IRA in some ways.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Juno's microwave radiometer offered a better way to estimate the energy of lightning because microwave signals can pass through clouds.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Changing the tools, Powell said, required agreeing on putting something better in its place—and the committee couldn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

It was better to narrow the mind to one’s own need, not to see, not to think.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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