| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | better | (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability |
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| 2 | better | (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness | |
| 3 | better, best | (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable | |
| 4 | better | More than half | |
| ADVERB | 1 | better | Comparative of `well' |
| 2 | better, best | From a position of superiority or authority | |
| NOUN | 1 | better | One having claim to precedence |
| 2 | better, bettor, wagerer, punter | Someone who bets | |
| 3 | better | The superior one of two alternatives | |
| VERB | 1 | better, break | Surpass in excellence |
| 2 | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate | To make better | |
| 3 | better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate | Get better |
| Sounds | beh'ter |
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| Rhymes | abductor, accelerator, accelerometer, and 621 more rhymes in ter at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability. More highly skilled than another. |
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| Examples | "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history" |
| Similar | amended; finer; improved |
| See also | good |
| Contrary | worse |
| Usage | comparative |
| Meaning | (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness. |
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| Examples | "her health is better now"; "I feel better" |
| Similar | fitter, healthier |
| Contrary | worse, worsened |
| Usage | comparative |
| Meaning | (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable. |
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| Examples | "it would be better to speak to him" |
| Synonyms | best |
| Similar to | advisable |
| Usage | comparative |
| Meaning | More than half. |
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| Examples | "argued for the better part of an hour" |
| Similar to | major |
| Meaning | One having claim to precedence. A superior. |
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| Examples | "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" |
| Broader | superior |
| Meaning | Someone who bets. |
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| Synonyms | bettor, wagerer, punter |
| Narrower | taker; caller |
| Broader | gambler |
| Verbs | bet |
| Meaning | The superior one of two alternatives. |
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| Examples | "chose the better of the two" |
| Broader | good, goodness |
| Verbs | better; better; better |
| Meaning | Comparative of `well'. In a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc. |
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| Examples | "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job" |
| Meaning | From a position of superiority or authority. |
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| Examples | "I know better." |
| Synonyms | best |
| Meaning | Surpass in excellence. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "She bettered her own record" |
| Synonyms | break |
| Broader | surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform |
| Nouns | better |
| Meaning | To make better. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate |
| Cause to | better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate |
| Narrower | relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage; help, aid; regenerate, revitalize; enrich; build up, develop; turn around; help; upgrade; condition; emend; iron out, straighten out, put right; enhance; repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on; reform; reform; beautify, embellish, prettify; build; perfect, hone; polish, refine, fine-tune, down; purify, sublimate, make pure, distill; fructify; raise, lift; advance; upgrade; educate |
| Broader | change, alter, modify |
| Contrary | worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate |
| Similar to | better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate |
| Nouns | betterment; better |
| Meaning | Get better. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | improve, ameliorate, meliorate |
| Caused by | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate |
| Narrower | recuperate, recover, convalesce; heal; reform, straighten out, see the light; surge; turn around, pick up; get well, get over, bounce back; mend, heal; fructify; upgrade |
| Broader | change state, turn |
| Contrary | worsen, decline |
| Similar to | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate |
| Nouns | betterment; better |