better
better is a 6-letter English word with 30 senses as adjective, noun, intransitive verb, verb, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.
- adjective. Preferable in regard to rank, value, use, fitness, acceptableness, safety, or in any other respect.
- adjective. Greater in amount; larger; more.
- adjective. Improved in health; less affected with disease; as, the patient is better.
- adjective. More advanced; more perfect; as, upon better acquaintance; a better knowledge of the subject.
- noun. Advantage, superiority, or victory; -- usually with of; as, to get the better of an enemy.
- noun. One who has a claim to precedence; a superior, as in merit, social standing, etc.; -- usually in the plural.
- comparative. In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John; veterans fight better than recruits.
- comparative. More correctly or thoroughly.
- comparative. In a higher or greater degree; more; as, to love one better than another.
- comparative. More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.; as, ten miles and better.
- adjective. To improve or ameliorate; to increase the good qualities of.
- adjective. To improve the condition of, morally, physically, financially, socially, or otherwise.
- adjective. To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
- adjective. To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
- intransitive verb. To become better; to improve.
- noun. One who bets or lays a wager.
- noun. something superior in quality or condition or effect
"a change for the better"
- noun. the superior one of two alternatives
"chose the better of the two"
- noun. a superior person having claim to precedence
"the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
- noun. someone who bets
- verb. get better
"The weather improved toward evening"
- verb. to make better
"The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
- verb. surpass in excellence
"She bettered her own record"
"break a record"
- adjective. (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
"it would be better to speak to him"
"the White House thought it best not to respond"
- 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
"You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"
"a better coat"
- adjective. (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
"her health is better now"
"I feel better"
- adjective. more than half
"argued for the better part of an hour"
- adverb. 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"
- adverb. from a position of superiority or authority
"father knows best"
"I know better."
Synonyms
bettor, punter, wagerer, ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, break, best
Common word forms
betters, bettered, betterer, betterly, bettering, betterment, betterness
Words from these letters
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