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betteradverb to a greater or higher extenthe knows property law better than anyone else betternounone who is above another in rank, station, or officebe polite to your betters and to your inferiors in equal measure elder, senior, superior boss, chief, head, leader, master inferior, subordinate, underling assistant, deputy the more favorable condition or position in a competitionshe got the better of her opponents very early in the race advantage, bulge, catbird seat, drop, edge, high ground, inside track, jump, pull, stead, upper hand, vantage, whip hand allowance, head start, lead, leg up, margin, odds, startascendancy(also ascendency), command, dominance, mastery, predominance, superiority, supremacy, transcendence, transcendencyprecedence, preference, prerogative, privilege, senioritybreak, foothold, opportunitybenefit, blessing, boon, felicity, godsend, manna, windfall coign of vantage disadvantage, drawback, handicap, liability, minus, penalty, strike detriment, strangleholddisparity, imbalance, inequality, unevennessdisability, failing, impairment, shortcomingbar, catch, check, clog, crimp, embarrassment, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, rub, shackle, stop, trammellurch, setback to be greater, better, or stronger thanthis year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin beat, eclipse, exceed, excel, outclass, outdistance, outdo, outgun, outmatch, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, tower (over), transcend one-up, outpace, outrace, outrun, overpassbest, clobber, conquer, crush, defeat, drub, lick, master, outcompete, outperform, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), rout, shame, skunk, subdue, surmount, thrash, trim, triumph (over), trounce, wallop, whip, win (against), worstoutbalance, outweigh, overbear, overshadow, trump go one better, run circles around(or run rings around) lose (to) to make bettersocial workers and reformers trying to better the lives of inner-city residents ameliorate, amend, enhance, enrich, help, improve, meliorate, perfect, refine, upgrade correct, emend, rectify, reform, remediate, remedyedit, fine-tune, redraft, refurbish, rehab, rehabilitate, revamp, revise, reworkbeef (up), boost, fortify, intensify, reinforce(also reenforce), strengthenfine, hone, polishretouch, touch up worsen damage, endamage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, spoil, tarnish, vitiateblemish, blight, deface, disfigure, flaw, mardiminish, lessen, lower, reduce v.improve, better, help, ameliorate mean to make more acceptable or to bring nearer a standard.improve and better are general and interchangeable and apply to what can be made better whether it is good or bad.measures to further improve the quality of medical care immigrants hoping to better their lot help implies a bettering that still leaves room for improvement.a coat of paint would help that house ameliorate implies making more tolerable or acceptable conditions that are hard to endure.tried to ameliorate the lives of people in the tenements before the 12th century |