Better

adjective
'bɛtər

Adjective

  • (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable

    it would be better to speak to him

    Similar:Best
  • (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness

    her health is better now

    I feel better

  • (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

  • more than half

    argued for the better part of an hour

Noun

  • a superior person having claim to precedence

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

    Type of:SuperiorHigher-upSuperordinate
  • something superior in quality or condition or effect

    a change for the better

    Type of:GoodGoodness
  • the superior one of two alternatives

    chose the better of the two

    Type of:GoodGoodness
  • someone who bets

    Similar:BettorPunterWagerer
    Type of:Gambler

Verb

  • surpass in excellence

    She bettered her own record

    Similar:Break
    Type of:SurpassExceedOutdo
  • get better

    Similar:AmeliorateImproveMeliorate
    Type of:Turn
  • to make better

    Similar:AmeliorateAmendImproveMeliorate
    Type of:AlterChangeModify

Adverb

  • from a position of superiority or authority

    I know better.

    Similar:Best

Dictionary Validity

Tournament Word List (TWL)
Scrabble US
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
Scrabble UK
ENABLE Dictionary
Words With Friends
Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
SOWPODS
North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
NASPA

Similar Words