![]() (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable Worsened, worse, minor, unadvisable, inadvisable, exacerbate, worsen, aggravate, decline, exasperate "her health is better now" "I feel better" (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness Worsened, inadvisable, worse, unadvisable, minor, exasperate, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate, decline "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" (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 Worse, inadvisable, worsened, unadvisable, minor, worsen, exasperate, aggravate, decline, exacerbate Worse, minor, unadvisable, worsened, inadvisable, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate, exasperate, decline "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" Worsened, minor, unadvisable, worse, inadvisable, exacerbate, decline, exasperate, aggravate, worsenĪ superior person having claim to precedence Inadvisable, minor, worse, unadvisable, worsened, exasperate, worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, decline Something superior in quality or condition or effect ![]() Princeton's WordNet 5.0 / 1 vote Rate these synonyms: Compare ALLEVIATE.Īdvance, ameliorate, amend, cleanse, correct, emend, improve, make better, meliorate, mend, mitigate, purify, rectify, reform, repairĪggravate, blemish, corrupt, debase, depress, deteriorate, harm, impair, injure, mar, spoil, tarnish, vitiate 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. A text, writing, or statement is amended by the author or by some adequate authority it is often emended by conjecture. 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. We correct evils, reform abuses, rectify incidental conditions of evil or error we ameliorate poverty and misery, which we can not wholly remove. There we use cleanse, purify, or similar words. 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. ![]() 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. 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. ![]()
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