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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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He adds: "If you get specialist investigators at the NCA to look, you will get a better threat picture and start to understand who is at the end of it."

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Getting 300 million subscribers is far from assured and likely requires better satellites, which SpaceX has planned.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Churches know better than to hold a second collection every Sunday to cover ordinary expenses, because parishioners may get tired of giving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“I know it’s part of the game, and something we can’t control, but I do think we can do better in our response to it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

I knew it would be, hands down, better than anything Jonah would give him.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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