BETTER
verb
Synonyms
improve; meliorate; ameliorate; mend; amend; correct; emend; reform; advance; promote.
Definitions
- 1. To improve or ameliorate; to increase the good qualities of. Love betters what is best. Wordsworth. He thought to better his circumstances. Thackeray.
- 2. To improve the condition of, morally, physically, financially, socially, or otherwise. The constant effort of every man to better himself. Macaulay.
- 3. To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel. The works of nature do always aim at that which can not be bettered. Hooker.
- 4. To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of. [Obs.] Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve to better us and worse our foes. Milton.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
BETTER
(adjective)
1. Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air. Could make the worse ap...
BETTER
(adverb)
1. In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John; vete...
BETTER
(noun)
1. Advantage, superiority, or victory; -- usually with of; as, to get the better of an enemy.
2. One who has a claim to precedence; a superior, as in...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
