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better - the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two" |
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good,
goodness moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people"
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better - something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a change for the better" |
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good,
goodness moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people"
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better - a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" |
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higher-up,
superior,
superordinate a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth
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better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
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improve,
amend,
ameliorate,
meliorate |
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aggravate,
exacerbate,
exasperate,
worsen exasperate or irritate
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ameliorate,
better,
improve,
meliorate get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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alleviate,
assuage,
palliate,
relieve provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
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aid,
help improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"
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regenerate,
revitalize restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"
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enrich make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods"
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build up,
develop enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"
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ameliorate,
better,
improve,
meliorate get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
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turn around improve significantly; go from bad to good; "Her performance in school picked up"
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help improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"
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upgrade to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"
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condition apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; "I condition my hair after washing it"
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emend make improvements or corrections to; "the text was emended in the second edition"
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iron out,
put right,
straighten out settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements"
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enhance increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
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bushel,
doctor,
fix,
furbish up,
mend,
repair,
restore,
touch on give medical treatment to
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reform change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
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reform change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
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beautify,
embellish,
fancify,
prettify make more beautiful
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build develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"
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hone,
perfect sharpen with a hone; "hone a knife"
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down,
fine-tune,
polish,
refine bring down or defeat (an opponent)
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distill,
make pure,
purify,
sublimate give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
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fructify bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"
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lift,
raise remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
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advance rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
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upgrade to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"
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educate give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"
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better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening" |
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improve,
ameliorate,
meliorate |
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decline,
worsen grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
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ameliorate,
amend,
better,
improve,
meliorate make amendments to; "amend the document"
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change state,
turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
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convalesce,
recover,
recuperate regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"
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heal get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly"
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reform,
see the light,
straighten out change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
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surge see one's performance improve; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead"
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pick up,
turn around lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"
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bounce back,
get over,
get well to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task"
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heal,
mend get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly"
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fructify bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"
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upgrade to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"
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better - surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" |
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break |
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exceed,
outdo,
outgo,
outmatch,
outperform,
outstrip,
surmount,
surpass be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
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better - (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; "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" |
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worse (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability; "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying"
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amended modified for the better; "his amended ways"
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finer (comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence; "a finer wine"; "a finer musician"
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improved become or made better in quality; "was proud of his improved grades"; "an improved viewfinder"
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better - (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" |
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worse,
worsened (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability; "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying"
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comparative,
comparative degree the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'"
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fitter,
healthier improved in health or physical condition
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better - more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour" |
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major greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings"
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| adverb |
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better - comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job" |
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better - from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." |
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