Synonyms and antonyms of Better in American Thesaurus

better (adjective)

more satisfactory, appropriate, pleasant, effective, or of higher quality, etc.

improved (adjective)

better than before

superior (adjective)

better than someone or something else in quality or skill

extraordinary (adjective)

much better or worse than is usual

unhoped-for (adjective)

more or better than you expected

surpassing (adjective)

literary better or greater when compared with others

an improvement on something ()

better than something that existed before

so much the better ()

used for saying that if something is true or possible, it will be even nicer

better yet/still ()

used when you are adding a new idea that you think is better than a good one already mentioned

preferable (adjective)

more appropriate or useful than something else

all the better ()

used for saying that if something is true or possible, it will be even nicer

better (adverb)

in a way that is more satisfactory, appropriate, pleasant, effective, successful, etc.

better (noun)

something that is better

by a mile ()

if someone or something wins or is the best by a mile, they are much better than other people or things

not half bad ()

used for saying that someone or something is good, especially when they are better than you expected them to be

streets ahead ()

much better than other people or things

that’s more like it ()

used for saying that something is more satisfactory than before