Antonyms for better
ˈbɛt ərbet·ter

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1. better

   To amend is to change for the better by removing faults, errors, or defects, and always refers to that which at some point falls short of a standard of excellence. Advance, better, and improve may refer either to what is quite imperfect or to what has reached a high degree of excellence; we advance the kingdom of God, improve the minds of our children, better the morals of the people. But for matters below the point of ordinary approval we seldom use these words; we do not speak of bettering a wretched alley, or improving a foul sewer. There we use cleanse, purify, or similar words. We correct evils, reform abuses, rectify incidental conditions of evil or error; we ameliorate poverty and misery, which we can not wholly remove. We mend a tool, repair a building, correct proof; we amend character or conduct that is faulty, or a statement or law that is defective. A text, writing, or statement is amended by the author or by some adequate authority; it is often emended by conjecture. A motion is amended by the mover or by the assembly; a constitution is amended by the people; an ancient text is emended by a critic who believes that what seems to him the better reading is what the author wrote. Compare ALLEVIATE.

   Antonyms:
   aggravate, blemish, corrupt, debase, depress, deteriorate, harm, impair, injure, mar, spoil, tarnish, vitiate

   Synonyms:
   advance, ameliorate, amend, cleanse, correct, emend, improve, make better, meliorate, mend, mitigate, purify, rectify, reform, repair

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. betterverb

   Antonyms:
   make worse

   Synonyms:
   meliorate, improve, amend, emend, ameliorate, rectify, reform

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Gambler
   • Good
   • Superior

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. betternoun

   something superior in quality or condition or effect

   "a change for the better"

   Antonyms:
   inadvisable, minor, worse, unadvisable, worsened, exasperate, worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, decline

   Synonyms:
   punter, wagerer, bettor

2. bettor, better, wagerer, punternoun

   someone who bets

   Antonyms:
   worsened, minor, unadvisable, worse, inadvisable, exacerbate, decline, exasperate, aggravate, worsen

   Synonyms:
   punter, wagerer, bettor

3. betternoun

   a superior person having claim to precedence

   "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"

   Antonyms:
   worse, minor, unadvisable, worsened, inadvisable, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate, exasperate, decline

   Synonyms:
   punter, wagerer, bettor

4. betteradjective

   the superior one of two alternatives

   "chose the better of the two"

   Antonyms:
   worse, inadvisable, worsened, unadvisable, minor, worsen, exasperate, aggravate, decline, exacerbate

   Synonyms:
   punter, wagerer, bettor

5. betteradjective

   (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"

   Antonyms:
   worsened, inadvisable, worse, unadvisable, minor, exasperate, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate, decline

   Synonyms:
   better(p), best(p)

6. betteradjective

   (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness

   "her health is better now"; "I feel better"

   Antonyms:
   worsened, worse, minor, unadvisable, inadvisable, exacerbate, worsen, aggravate, decline, exasperate

   Synonyms:
   better(p), best(p)

7. better(p), best(p)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"

   Antonyms:
   worse, worsened, inadvisable, minor, unadvisable, worsen, aggravate, decline, exasperate, exacerbate

8. betterverb

   more than half

   "argued for the better part of an hour"

   Antonyms:
   worsened, unadvisable, worse, minor, inadvisable, worsen, exacerbate, aggravate, exasperate, decline

   Synonyms:
   better(p), best(p)

9. better, breakverb

   surpass in excellence

   "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"

   Antonyms:
   worse, unadvisable, minor, worsened, inadvisable, decline, exasperate, worsen, aggravate, exacerbate

   Synonyms:
   demote, kick downstairs, cave in, collapse, let on, break-dance, bring out, interrupt, offend, reveal, die, disclose, burst, split up, pause, fail, smash, crack, wear out, weaken, get around, go bad, break up, amend, expose, transgress, break away, split, unwrap, come apart, bankrupt, improve, ruin, dampen, give away, get out, break off, separate, fall apart, break out, fall in, give out, go, founder, break in, bust, break dance, stop, intermit, ameliorate, divulge, breach, check, snap off, damp, soften, violate, erupt, give, fracture, develop, break down, discontinue, give way, conk out, part, relegate, meliorate, break, bump, infract, go against, recrudesce, discover, wear, let out

10. better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorateverb

    to make better

    "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

    Antonyms:
    worse, inadvisable, minor, worsened, unadvisable, worsen, exacerbate, decline, exasperate, aggravate

    Synonyms:
    improve, repair, remedy, amend, meliorate, remediate, break, ameliorate, rectify

11. better, improve, ameliorate, meliorateadverb

    get better

    "The weather improved toward evening"

    Antonyms:
    worse, unadvisable, minor, worsened, inadvisable, worsen, exasperate, decline, aggravate, exacerbate

    Synonyms:
    ameliorate, meliorate, break, improve, amend

12. betteradverb

    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"

    Antonyms:
    worse, minor, inadvisable, worsened, unadvisable, worsen, exasperate, aggravate, decline, exacerbate

    Synonyms:
    best

13. better, bestadverb

    from a position of superiority or authority

    "father knows best"; "I know better."

    Antonyms:
    unadvisable, inadvisable, worsened, worse, minor, aggravate, decline, worsen, exasperate, exacerbate

    Synonyms:
    best

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1. betternoun

   Synonyms:
   upper hand, domination, advantage, control, superiority, improvement

2. betterverb

   Synonyms:
   ameliorate, improve, emend, promote, reform, meliorate, amend

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BETTER

   Synonyms:
   Beta Radiation Trial to Eliminate Restenosis

2. BETTER

   Synonyms:
   Beta Radiation Trial to Eliminate Restenosis

How to use better in a sentence?

1. Eva Kor:

   I'm going to take whatever confession he gives — it's better than no confession, maybe this is the best thing he has ever done in his life. Isn't that sad?

2. Catherine Tucker:

   I think we can all agree that the way we store and record data has not transformed in the same way that other aspects of our use of digital data has, it makes a lot of sense to identify better technologies for recording data and ensuring its integrity.

3. Malcolm X:

   There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance next time.

4. Brett Kelley:

   The bottom line is, there's other things out there that are more dangerous. This has been so politicized, I don't think we know what to believe, i'm really proud of the Jefferson High School, the administrators, the board. There's a lot of pressure on them, and I think they made a tough decision. I think they made the right decision. Our kids, I think, learn better in person.

5. New Chief Executive Matthias Mueller:

   The new company structure is a first step and the basis for a modernization of VW, for a new and better company.

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