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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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It’s firing on all cylinders with same-store sales growth vastly better than at old rival Target and most other competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal

But smaller agencies across the board are getting better at refining their own brands and hiring employees jumping ship or laid off from big competitors, Rosen said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The breakup is part of a bid to allow each unit to better execute and grow in their respective markets, Genuine Parts said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Paramount has continued to make offers for Warner to thwart Netflix’s deal, arguing that its proposal is better, in part because it wants the entire company.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The more people who are brought into a sense of kinship with the river, the better,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times