Antonyms for better
| Grammar : Adj, adv, verb |
| Spell : bet-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɛt ər |
Definition of better
Origin :- Old English bettra, earlier betera, from Proto-Germanic *batizo-, from PIE *bhad- "good;" see best. Comparative adjective of good in the older Germanic languages (cf. Old Frisian betera, Old Saxon betiro, Old Norse betr, Danish bedre, Old High German bezziro, German besser, Gothic batiza). In English it superseded bet in the adverbial sense by 1600. Better half "wife" is first attested 1570s.
- adj excelling, more excellent
- adj improved in health
- adj larger
- adv in a more excellent manner
- verb improve performance; outdo
- The little truffled French sausages aroused his better nature.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Who could have proved a better protector than Phidias has been?
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- "He'd better improve his whiskers first thing he does," suggested Percival.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- I know, better than you possibly can, what reasons I have to trust the strength of his affection.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Then it's better to take him out back of the barn and shoot him, by Gad!
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- You'd better not tell him so, or he might give you a lesson in politeness.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- "We'd better go to the railroad depot, Mr. Dunham," he said.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- It is very honorable in you to make the offer, and I like you the better for having made it.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- In this persistence he displayed courage worthy of a better reward.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "Better not try to describe her—while I'm by, you know," said Mrs. Drelmer, sympathetically.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
Synonyms for better
- advance
- ameliorate
- amend
- beat
- best
- bigger
- cap
- choice
- convalescent
- correct
- cured
- enhance
- exceed
- exceeding
- excel
- exceptional
- finer
- fitter
- forward
- fully recovered
- further
- greater
- healthier
- help
- higher quality
- improved
- improving
- in a superior way
- larger
- less ill
- longer
- meliorate
- mend
- mending
- more
- more advantageously
- more appropriate
- more attractively
- more competently
- more completely
- more desirable
- more effectively
- more fitting
- more healthy
- more select
- more suitable
- more thoroughly
- more useful
- more valuable
- on the comeback trail
- on the mend
- on the road to recovery
- out of the woods
- outshine
- outstrip
- over the hump
- preferable
- preferably
- preferred
- preponderant
- progressing
- prominent
- promote
- raise
- recovering
- rectify
- refine
- reform
- revamp
- sharpened
- sophisticated
- souped up
- stronger
- superior
- surpass
- surpassing
- to a greater degree
- top
- transcend
- weightier
- well
- worthier
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