better 
THESAURUS
n. ▲ adjective better facilities: SUPERIOR, finer, of higher quality; preferable; informal a cut above, streets ahead, head and shoulders above, ahead of the pack/field. there couldn't be a better time: MORE ADVANTAGEOUS, more suitable, more fitting, more appropriate, more useful, more valuable, more desirable. are you better?: HEALTHIER, fitter, stronger; well, cured, healed, recovered; recovering, on the road to recovery, making progress, improving, on the mend.
 worse, inferior.
▲ adverb I played better today: TO A HIGHER STANDARD, in a superior/finer way. this may suit you better: MORE, to a greater degree/extent. the money could be better spent: MORE WISELY, more sensibly, more suitably, more fittingly, more advantageously. ▲ verb he bettered the record: SURPASS, improve on, beat, exceed, top, cap, trump, eclipse. refugees who want to better their lot: IMPROVE, ameliorate, raise, advance, further, lift, upgrade, enhance.
 worsen.
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