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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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And what a better way to honor one of my biggest supporters?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Higher jet-fuel prices amid the ongoing conflict with Iran are affecting all airlines, but some found themselves better prepared than others.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Mackay said the party would stretch the powers of devolution "to their limits" to deliver a "fairer and better future".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

One would have expected better from a book on men and friendship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“Perhaps a long, long time. Perhaps many years. But what better way could there be to spend our lives?”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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