Synonyms for better
Another word for better is improved, amended or finer. Below are 16 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: bettered, bettering, betters.
1. adjective: (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
- improved synonyms
- amended
- finer
Antonyms
- worse
2. adjective: (comparative of ‘good’) changed for the better in health or fitness
- healthier
- fitter
Antonyms
- worse
3. adjective: (comparative and superlative of ‘well’) wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
- best synonyms
- advisable synonyms
4. adjective: more than half
5. noun: something superior in quality or condition or effect
6. noun: someone who bets
- punter synonyms
- bettor
- wagerer
7. noun: a superior person having claim to precedence
8. noun: the superior one of two alternatives
9. adverb: from a position of superiority or authority
10. verb: surpass in excellence
- break synonyms
11. verb: to make better
- improve synonyms
- amend synonyms
- ameliorate
- meliorate
Antonyms
- worsen synonyms
12. verb: get better
- improve synonyms
- ameliorate
- meliorate
- amend synonyms
Antonyms
- worsen synonyms
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- goodness
- caller synonyms
- taker
- gambler
- higher-up synonyms
- superior synonyms
- superordinate
- exceed synonyms
- surpass synonyms
- outperform synonyms
- outdo
- outstrip
- surmount
- outmatch
- outgo
- down synonyms
- help synonyms
- change synonyms
- put right
- perfect synonyms
- turn around
- build synonyms
- build up synonyms
- touch on synonyms
- doctor synonyms
- condition synonyms
- raise synonyms
- aid synonyms
- fix synonyms
- develop synonyms
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Questions people ask
What is another word for better?
You can say improved, amended, finer, healthier or fitter instead of better. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "(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".
What is the opposite of better?
The opposite of better is worse or worsen.
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