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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb better 2 of 3 senses of better Sense 2 better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate => relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage => help, aid => rehabilitate => regenerate, revitalize => enrich => develop => turn around => help => upgrade => condition => emend => iron out straighten out put right => enhance => repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up restore, touch on => reform => beautify, embellish, prettify => build => perfect, hone => polish, refine, fine-tune, down => purify, sublimate, make pure, distill => fructify => raise, lift => advance => educate Sense 3 better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate => recuperate, recover, convalesce => heal => reform, straighten out see the light => turn around pick up => get well get over bounce back => remit => mend, heal => fructify Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb better 2 of 3 senses of better Sense 2 better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate => relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage => soothe => comfort, ease => help, aid => cure, heal => benefit, do good => rehabilitate => regenerate, revitalize => rejuvenate => enrich => round out fill out => choke, throttle => fertilize, fertilise, feed => nitrify => dung => topdress => develop => redevelop => settle => turn around => help => upgrade => condition => recondition => emend => iron out straighten out put right => enhance => touch up retouch => repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up restore, touch on => fill => piece, patch => cobble => point, repoint => trouble-shoot => patch, patch up => sole, resole => vamp, revamp => heel, reheel => darn => reform => beautify, embellish, prettify => groom, neaten => cleanse, clean => bathe => shower => wash => wash, lave => sponge down => scrub, scrub up => gargle, rinse => shampoo => condition => hush => soap, lather => bathe, bath => douche => floss => decontaminate => shave => razor => tonsure => comb, comb out disentangle => slick, slick down sleek down => tease, fluff => dress, arrange, set do coif, coiffe, coiffure => bob => wave => marcel => perm => mousse, gel => pomade => clean up => make up => lipstick => rouge => powder => talc => manicure => barber => pedicure => doll up do up pretty up glam up => spruce up spruce, slick up smarten up => perfume, scent => dress, groom, curry => dress up window-dress => spruce up spruce, titivate, tittivate, smarten up slick up spiff up => polish, smooth, smoothen, shine => Simonize => slick, sleek => buff, burnish, furbish, flush => become suit => build => perfect, hone => optimize, optimise => polish, round, round off polish up brush up => polish, refine, fine-tune, down => educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise => sophisticate => purify, sublimate, make pure, distill => refine => purge => fructify => raise, lift => advance => educate => socialize => prepare, groom, train => qualify, dispose => habilitate => capacitate => school Sense 3 better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate => recuperate, recover, convalesce => perk up perk, percolate, pick up gain vigor => heal => scab, scab over cicatrize => skin over => granulate => reform, straighten out see the light => regenerate => turn around pick up => get well get over bounce back => remit => mend, heal => fructify Entailment of verb better Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb better 3 senses of better Sense 1 better, break => surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount Sense 2 better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate => change, alter Sense 3 better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate => change state, turn Familiarity of verb better better used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb better Sense 2 better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate => change, alter Sense 3 better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate => change state, turn -------------- Sense 1 better, break => surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount -------------- Grep of noun better abetter better better half betterment Overview of noun better The noun better has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) better -- (one having claim to precedence; a superior: "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters") 2. (1) better -- (something better: "I expected better of him") 3. bettor, better, wagerer, punter -- (someone who bets) 4. better -- (the superior one of two alternatives: "chose the better of the two") Overview of verb better The verb better has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) better, break -- (surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record") 2. (1) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate -- (to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes") 3. (1) better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate -- (get better; "The weather improved toward evening.") Overview of adj better The adj better has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (72) 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"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history") 2. (23) better -- ((comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better") 3. (8) better, best -- ((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") 4. better -- (more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour") Overview of adv better The adv better has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (45) better -- (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") 2. (2) better, best -- (from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better.") Overview of adv well The adv well has 13 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (76) well good -- ((often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard; "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-planned party"; (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well' as in "the baby can walk pretty good")) 2. (32) well -- (thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form "The problem is well understood"; "she was well informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef", "well-satisfied customers"; "well-educated") 3. (16) well easily -- (indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us") 4. (6) well -- ((used for emphasis or as an intensifier) "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be going on") 5. (4) well -- (to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; "the project was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs"; "his father was well pleased with his grades") 6. (4) well -- (favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book") 7. (2) well considerably, substantially -- (to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially") 8. (1) well intimately -- (with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well) 9. well -- (with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse") 10. well -- (with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well") 11. well advantageously -- (in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle") 12. well comfortably -- (in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died") 13. well -- (without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well") Antonyms of adj better 4 senses of better Sense 1 better (vs. worse) worse (vs. better) => worsened Sense 2 better (vs. worse) worse (vs. better), worsened Sense 3 better(prenominal), best(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA advisable) -> inadvisable, unadvisable Sense 4 better INDIRECT (VIA major) -> minor Similarity of adj better 4 senses of better Sense 1 better (vs. worse) => amended => finer => improved Sense 2 better (vs. worse) => fitter, healthier Sense 3 better(prenominal), best(prenominal) => advisable (vs. inadvisable) Sense 4 better => major (vs. minor) Attributes of adj better Familiarity of adj better better used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj better better better-known better-looking better known better off bettering Overview of noun better The noun better has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) better -- (one having claim to precedence; a superior: "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters") 2. (1) better -- (something better: "I expected better of him") 3. bettor, better, wagerer, punter -- (someone who bets) 4. better -- (the superior one of two alternatives: "chose the better of the two") Overview of verb better The verb better has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) better, break -- (surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record") 2. (1) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate -- (to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes") 3. (1) better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate -- (get better; "The weather improved toward evening.") Overview of adj better The adj better has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (72) 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"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history") 2. (23) better -- ((comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better") 3. (8) better, best -- ((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") 4. better -- (more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour") Overview of adv better The adv better has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (45) better -- (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") 2. (2) better, best -- (from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better.") Overview of adv well The adv well has 13 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (76) well good -- ((often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard; "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-planned party"; (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well' as in "the baby can walk pretty good")) 2. (32) well -- (thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form "The problem is well understood"; "she was well informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef", "well-satisfied customers"; "well-educated") 3. (16) well easily -- (indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us") 4. (6) well -- ((used for emphasis or as an intensifier) "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be going on") 5. (4) well -- (to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; "the project was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs"; "his father was well pleased with his grades") 6. (4) well -- (favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book") 7. (2) well considerably, substantially -- (to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially") 8. (1) well intimately -- (with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well) 9. well -- (with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse") 10. well -- (with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well") 11. well advantageously -- (in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle") 12. well comfortably -- (in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died") 13. well -- (without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well")
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