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better
Overview of noun better
The noun better has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. bettor, better, wagerer, punter -- (someone who bets)
2. better -- (a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters")
3. 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 adj good
The adj good has 21 senses (first 14 from tagged texts)
1. (190) good -- (having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office")
2. (22) full, good -- (having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here")
3. (12) good -- (morally admirable)
4. (10) estimable, good, honorable, respectable -- (deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name")
5. (5) beneficial, good -- (promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her")
6. (4) good -- (agreeable or pleasing; "we all had a good time"; "good manners")
7. (3) good, just, upright -- (of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man")
8. (2) adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful -- (having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching")
9. (2) good -- (thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning")
10. (2) dear, good, near -- (with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear")
11. (1) dependable, good, safe, secure -- (financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment")
12. (1) good, right, ripe -- (most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes")
13. (1) good, well -- (resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well")
14. (1) effective, good, in effect, in force -- (exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)")
15. good -- (capable of pleasing; "good looks")
16. good, serious -- (appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book")
17. good, sound -- (in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body")
18. beneficial, good, salutary -- (tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air")
19. good -- (not forged; "a good dollar bill")
20. good, unspoiled, unspoilt -- (not left to spoil; "the meat is still good")
21. good -- (generally admired; "good taste")
Overview of adj well
The adj well has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (4) well -- (in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well")
2. (3) good, well -- (resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well")
3. (3) well -- (wise or advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be well to start early")
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 (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned dish"; "a well-planned party"; "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) entirely or fully; "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")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun better
3 senses of better
Sense 1
bettor, better, wagerer, punter
=> gambler
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
better
=> superior, higher-up, superordinate
=> leader
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
better
=> good, goodness
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun better
1 of 3 senses of better
Sense 1
bettor, better, wagerer, punter
=> taker
=> caller
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun better
3 senses of better
Sense 1
bettor, better, wagerer, punter
=> gambler
Sense 2
better
=> superior, higher-up, superordinate
Sense 3
better
=> good, goodness
Antonyms of noun better
Member Holonyms of noun better
Substance Holonyms of noun better
Part Holonyms of noun better
Member Meronyms of noun better
Substance Meronyms of noun better
Part Meronyms of noun better
Meronyms of noun better
Holonyms of noun better
Attributes of noun better
Derived Forms of noun better
2 of 3 senses of better
Sense 1
bettor, better, wagerer, punter
RELATED TO>(verb) bet#2
=> bet, wager, play
Sense 3
better
RELATED TO>(verb) better#1
=> better, break
RELATED TO>(verb) better#2
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
RELATED TO>(verb) better#3
=> better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
Domain of noun better
Domain Terms of noun better
Familiarity of noun better
better used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun better
3 senses of better
Sense 1
bettor, better, wagerer, punter
> gambler
=> ex-gambler
=> bettor, better, wagerer, punter
=> bookmaker, bookie
=> crapshooter
=> croupier
=> high roller
=> loser
=> odds-maker, handicapper
=> shooter, crap-shooter
=> speculator, plunger
=> sporting man
=> winner
Sense 2
better
> superior, higher-up, superordinate
=> better
=> god
=> supervisor
Sense 3
better
> good, goodness
=> worthiness
=> desirability, desirableness
=> benefit, welfare
=> better
=> optimum
=> wisdom, wiseness, soundness
Meronyms of noun better
3 senses of better
Sense 1
bettor, better, wagerer, punter
=> gambler
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 2
better
=> superior, higher-up, superordinate
=> leader
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Holonyms of noun better
Grep of noun better
abetter
better
better half
betterment
huddie leadbetter
ledbetter
Antonyms of verb better
2 of 3 senses of better
Sense 2
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
Antonym of worsen (Sense 2)
=>worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
Sense 3
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
Antonym of worsen (Sense 1)
=>worsen, decline
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb better
3 senses of better
Sense 1
better, break
=> surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
=> beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
=> get the better of, overcome, defeat
Sense 2
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change state, turn
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb better
2 of 3 senses of better
Sense 2
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
=> help, aid
=> regenerate, revitalize
=> enrich
=> build up, 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
=> reform
=> fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify
=> build
=> perfect, hone
=> polish, refine, fine-tune, down
=> purify, sublimate, make pure, distill
=> fructify
=> raise, lift
=> advance
=> upgrade
=> educate
Sense 3
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
=> recuperate, recover, convalesce
=> heal
=> reform, straighten out, see the light
=> surge
=> turn around, pick up
=> get well, get over, bounce back
=> mend, heal
=> fructify
=> upgrade
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb better
3 senses of better
Sense 1
better, break
=> surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
Sense 2
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change state, turn
'Cause To' of verb better
1 of 3 senses of better
Sense 2
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
Derived Forms of verb better
3 senses of better
Sense 1
better, break
RELATED TO>(noun) better#3
=> better
Sense 2
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
RELATED TO>(noun) betterment#3
=> amelioration, melioration, betterment
RELATED TO>(noun) better#3
=> better
Sense 3
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
RELATED TO>(noun) betterment#1
=> improvement, betterment, advance
RELATED TO>(noun) better#3
=> better
Domain of verb better
Domain Terms of verb better
Familiarity of verb better
better used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb better
3 senses of better
Sense 1
better, break
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb better
3 senses of better
Sense 1
better, break
> surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
=> outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent
=> outgrow
=> outshout, outcry
=> outroar
=> outsail
=> outdraw
=> outsell
=> outsell
=> outpace
=> better, break
=> outshine
=> outrange
=> outweigh
=> outbrave
=> out-herod
=> outfox
=> shame
=> outmarch
=> outwear
Sense 2
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
> change, alter, modify
=> awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse
=> cause to sleep
=> affect
=> refresh, freshen, refreshen
=> inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise
=> indispose
=> cry
=> etiolate
=> brutalize, brutalise, animalize, animalise
=> convert
=> opalize, opalise
=> arterialize, arterialise
=> make, get
=> counterchange, transpose, interchange
=> vascularize, vascularise
=> decrepitate
=> suburbanize, suburbanise
=> revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn
=> etiolate
=> barbarize, barbarise
=> alkalinize, alkalinise
=> mythologize, mythologise, mythicize, mythicise
=> allegorize, allegorise
=> demythologize, demythologise
=> bring, land
=> coarsen
=> affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
=> alchemize, alchemise
=> alcoholize, alcoholise
=> shape, form
=> round off, round down, round out, round
=> suspend
=> sober
=> reconstruct
=> increase
=> ease up, ease off, let up
=> assimilate
=> dissimilate
=> commute, convert, exchange
=> vitalize, vitalise
=> unclutter, clear
=> activate
=> activate
=> activate, aerate
=> activate
=> inactivate, deactivate
=> deaden, blunt
=> remodel, reconstruct, redo
=> edit, redact
=> edit, cut, edit out
=> tame, chasten, subdue
=> chasten, moderate, temper
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
=> wet
=> dry, dry out
=> lubricate
=> strengthen, beef up, fortify
=> spike, lace, fortify
=> weaken
=> blunt
=> oxidize, oxidise, oxidate
=> unite, unify, merge
=> age
=> ripen, mature
=> antique, antiquate
=> antiquate
=> develop, make grow
=> soften
=> damage
=> ossify
=> acerbate
=> stabilize, stabilise
=> destabilize, destabilise
=> sensitize, sensitise, sensify, sensibilize, sensibilise
=> desensitize, desensitise
=> habituate, accustom
=> disorder, disarray
=> discolor
=> color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in
=> stain
=> hue
=> uglify
=> untune
=> adjust, set, correct
=> set
=> disqualify, unfit, indispose
=> domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
=> widen
=> dehydrogenate
=> hydrogenate
=> oxygenize, oxygenise
=> darken
=> brighten, lighten up, lighten
=> blur, blear
=> obscure, bedim, overcloud
=> obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide
=> cook
=> slenderize, slenderise
=> crack
=> dissolve, dismiss
=> end, terminate
=> demist, defog
=> condense, concentrate, contract
=> cool, chill, cool down
=> heat, heat up
=> warm
=> boil
=> freeze
=> blister
=> switch, change over, shift
=> transpose
=> convert, change over
=> transform
=> transform
=> transform
=> transmute
=> transform, transmute, transubstantiate
=> ash
=> translate, transform
=> reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify
=> convert
=> Islamize, Islamise
=> turn back, invert, reverse
=> invert
=> customize, customise
=> personalize, personalise, individualize, individualise
=> depersonalize, depersonalise, objectify
=> sharpen
=> flatten, drop
=> disintegrate
=> magnetize, magnetise
=> demagnetize, demagnetise, degauss
=> simplify
=> complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate
=> refine
=> complicate, perplex
=> supercharge, pressurize, pressurise
=> centralize, centralise, concentrate
=> decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise
=> socialize, socialise
=> fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
=> internationalize, internationalise
=> communize, communise, bolshevize, bolshevise
=> Europeanize, Europeanise
=> Europeanize, Europeanise
=> bestialize, bestialise
=> Americanize, Americanise
=> Frenchify
=> civilize, civilise
=> nationalize, nationalise
=> denationalize, denationalise
=> naturalize, naturalise
=> denaturalize, denaturalise
=> naturalize, naturalise
=> denaturalize, denaturalise
=> even, even out
=> equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate
=> stiffen
=> loosen, loose
=> tighten, fasten
=> transitivize, transitivise
=> detransitivize, detransitivise, intransitivize, intransitivise
=> thicken, inspissate
=> full
=> diversify
=> deaden
=> check, retard, delay
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> liquefy, liquify, liquidize, liquidise
=> solvate
=> dissolve
=> validate
=> invalidate, void, vitiate
=> empty
=> fill, fill up, make full
=> saturate
=> clot, coagulate
=> louden
=> normalize, normalise, renormalize, renormalise
=> morph
=> neutralize, neutralise
=> commercialize, commercialise, market
=> purify, purge, sanctify
=> mechanize, mechanise
=> automatize, automatise, automate
=> automatize, automatise
=> mechanize, mechanise
=> harmonize, harmonise, chord
=> polarize, polarise
=> glorify
=> contaminate
=> devalue
=> insulate
=> calcify
=> urbanize, urbanise
=> urbanize, urbanise
=> emulsify
=> demulsify
=> decarboxylate
=> nazify
=> fertilize, fecundate, fertilise
=> clarify
=> embrittle
=> mark
=> barb
=> nick
=> disable, disenable, incapacitate
=> enable
=> de-emphasize, de-emphasise, destress
=> tender, tenderize, tenderise
=> charge
=> sweeten
=> iodinate
=> ionate
=> archaize, archaise
=> inform
=> officialize, officialise
=> occidentalize, occidentalise, westernize, westernise
=> orientalize, orientalise
=> acetylate, acetylize, acetylise
=> achromatize, achromatise
=> parallel, collimate
=> camp
=> classicize, classicise
=> conventionalize, conventionalise
=> decimalize, decimalise
=> dizzy
=> poison, envenom
=> exteriorize, exteriorise, externalize, externalise, objectify
=> glamorize, glamourise, glamourize, glamorise
=> introvert
=> laicize, laicise
=> politicize, politicise
=> radicalize
=> proof
=> romanticize, romanticise
=> rusticate
=> sauce
=> shallow, shoal
=> tense
=> steepen
=> scramble
=> unscramble
=> unsex
=> vitrify
=> pall
=> saponify
=> extend, expand
=> suspend, set aside
=> muddy
=> transform
=> lift, raise, elevate
=> harshen
=> dinge
=> demonize, demonise
=> devilize, devilise, diabolize, diabolise
=> etherealize, etherialise
=> immaterialize, immaterialise, unsubstantialize, unsubstantialise
=> animize, animise, animate
=> clear
=> dynamize, dynamise
=> dynamize, dynamise
=> rarefy, sublimate, subtilize
=> volatilize, volatilise
=> uniformize, uniformise
=> symmetrize, symmetrise
=> immortalize, immortalise, eternize, eternise, eternalize, eternalise
=> denature
=> denature
=> denature
=> sanitize, sanitise
=> verbify
=> shift
=> sputter
=> draw
=> make
=> dope
=> prostrate
=> excite
=> excite, energize, energise
=> shake
=> outmode
=> spice, spice up
=> shorten
=> think
=> make
=> deflate
=> inflate
=> reflate
=> digitize, digitise, digitalize, digitalise
=> gelatinize, gelatinise
=> recombine
=> feminize, feminise, effeminize, erreminise, womanize
=> masculinize, masculinise, virilize, virilise
=> masculinize
=> disharmonize, dissonate
=> sexualize, sexualise
=> schematize, schematise
=> patent
=> constitutionalize, constitutionalise
=> rationalize, rationalise
=> plasticize, plasticise
=> rarefy
=> paganize, paganise
=> incandesce
=> deaminate, deaminize
=> angulate
=> circularize
=> sensitize, sensitise
=> sensitize, sensitise
=> depolarize, depolarise
=> intensify
=> isomerize, isomerise
=> legitimate
=> evaporate, vaporise
=> industrialize, industrialise
=> opacify
=> opsonize
=> militarize, militarise
=> nationalize, nationalise
=> recommend
=> sentimentalize, sentimentalise
=> solemnize, solemnise
=> territorialize, territorialise
=> transaminate
=> transfigure, glorify, spiritualize
=> unsanctify
=> vesiculate
=> visualize, visualise
=> variegate
=> ventilate
=> vivify
=> vulgarise, vulgarize
=> supple
=> professionalize, professionalise
=> smut
=> still
=> weaponize
=> eroticize, sex up
=> piggyback
=> confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate
=> confuse
=> tone down, moderate, tame
=> obfuscate
=> synchronize, synchronise
=> mince, soften, moderate
=> militarize, militarise
=> break down, crush
=> fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up
=> touch, disturb
=> dull
=> dull, blunt
=> sharpen
=> coarsen
=> loosen
=> untie, undo, loosen
=> barb
=> string
=> straighten, straighten out
=> bring
=> mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate
=> charge
=> put
=> clean, make clean
=> dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
=> lower, depress
=> deform
=> break, break up
=> alter
=> decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
=> humanize, humanise
=> humble
=> estrange, alienate, alien, disaffect
=> right
=> desensitize, desensitise
=> deodorize, deodorise, deodourise
=> develop
=> blur
=> blind
=> change intensity
=> change taste
=> capture
=> lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
=> restore, reinstate, reestablish
=> liberalize, liberalise
=> right, compensate, redress, correct
=> democratize, democratise
=> neutralize
=> corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
=> relax, loosen
=> unite, unify
=> flocculate
=> turn
=> make possible
=> cohere
Sense 3
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
> change state, turn
=> wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken
=> zonk out, pass out, black out
=> come to, revive, resuscitate
=> tense, tense up
=> relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down
=> reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down
=> gain, put on
=> dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel
=> cross-fertilize, cross-fertilise
=> conceive
=> secularize, secularise
=> citrate
=> equilibrate
=> fall
=> become, go, get
=> worsen, decline
=> better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
=> disengage
=> overgrow
=> concentrate
=> break
=> acidify, acetify
=> alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify
=> ionize, ionise
=> ossify
=> catalyze, catalyse
=> get worse, relapse
=> fluctuate
=> explode, burst forth, break loose
=> die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
=> be born
=> cloud over
=> carbonize, carbonise
=> cool, chill, cool down
=> heat, hot up, heat up
=> carbonize, carbonise, carburize, carburise
=> freeze
=> boil
=> burn, combust
=> emaciate
=> Frenchify
=> thin
=> thicken, inspissate
=> solvate
=> react
=> dissolve, fade out, fade away
=> empty, discharge
=> fill, fill up
=> homogenize, homogenise
=> homogenize, homogenise
=> curdle, clabber, clot
=> clot, coagulate
=> sour, turn, ferment, work
=> integrate
=> precipitate
=> calcify
=> coke
=> carnify
=> chondrify
=> emulsify
=> denitrify
=> esterify
=> etherify
=> thrombose
=> open, open up
=> close, shut
=> sorb, take up
=> calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it
=> thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish
=> emancipate, liberate
=> get into, tangle with
=> liquefy
=> erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb better
Sense 2
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change state, turn
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Sense 1
better, break
=> surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
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Grep of verb better
better
get the better of
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(predicate), best(predicate)
INDIRECT (VIA advisable) -> inadvisable, unadvisable
Sense 4
better
INDIRECT (VIA major) -> minor
Antonyms of adj good
21 senses of good
Sense 1
good (vs. bad)
bad (vs. good)
=> atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
=> corked, corky
=> deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry
=> fearful, frightful
=> hard, tough
=> hopeless
=> horrid
=> icky, crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky
=> ill
=> incompetent, unskilled
=> mediocre
=> mischievous, naughty
=> negative
=> poor
=> pretty
=> rubber, no-good
=> severe
=> swingeing
=> uncool
=> unfavorable, unfavourable
=> unsuitable
Sense 2
full, good
INDIRECT (VIA ample) -> meager, meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy
Sense 3
good (vs. evil)
evil (vs. good)
=> atrocious, flagitious, grievous, heinous, monstrous
=> bad, immoral
=> black, dark, sinister
=> corruptive, perversive, pestiferous
=> demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy
=> despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched
=> devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean
=> evil-minded
Sense 4
estimable, good, honorable, respectable
INDIRECT (VIA reputable) -> disreputable
Sense 5
beneficial, good
INDIRECT (VIA advantageous) -> disadvantageous, harmful
Sense 6
good
INDIRECT (VIA nice) -> nasty, awful
Sense 7
good, just, upright
INDIRECT (VIA righteous) -> unrighteous
Sense 8
adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful
INDIRECT (VIA skilled) -> unskilled
Sense 9
good
INDIRECT (VIA complete) -> incomplete, uncomplete
Sense 10
dear, good, near
INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant
Sense 11
dependable, good, safe, secure
INDIRECT (VIA sound) -> unsound
Sense 12
good, right, ripe
INDIRECT (VIA opportune) -> inopportune
Sense 13
good, well(predicate)
INDIRECT (VIA fortunate) -> unfortunate
Sense 14
effective, good, in effect(predicate), in force(predicate)
INDIRECT (VIA operative) -> inoperative
Sense 15
good
INDIRECT (VIA pleasing) -> displeasing
Sense 16
good, serious
INDIRECT (VIA intellectual) -> nonintellectual
Sense 17
good, sound
INDIRECT (VIA healthy) -> unhealthy
Sense 18
beneficial, good, salutary
INDIRECT (VIA healthful) -> unhealthful
Sense 19
good
INDIRECT (VIA genuine) -> counterfeit, imitative
Sense 20
good, unspoiled, unspoilt
INDIRECT (VIA fresh) -> stale
Sense 21
good
INDIRECT (VIA discriminating) -> undiscriminating, indiscriminating
Antonyms of adj well
3 senses of well
Sense 1
well (vs. ill)
ill (vs. well), sick
=> afflicted, stricken
=> aguish
=> ailing, indisposed, peaked(predicate), poorly(predicate), sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedy
=> airsick, air sick, carsick, seasick
=> autistic
=> bedfast, bedridden, bedrid, sick-abed
=> bilious, liverish, livery
=> bronchitic
=> consumptive
=> convalescent, recovering
=> delirious, hallucinating
=> diabetic
=> dizzy, giddy, woozy, vertiginous
=> dyspeptic
=> faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded
=> feverish, feverous
=> funny
=> gouty
=> green
=> laid low(predicate), stricken
=> laid up(predicate)
=> milk-sick
=> nauseated, nauseous, queasy, sick, sickish
=> palsied
=> paralytic, paralyzed
=> paraplegic
=> rickety, rachitic
=> scrofulous
=> sneezy
=> spastic
=> tubercular, tuberculous
=> unhealed
=> upset
Sense 2
good, well(predicate)
INDIRECT (VIA fortunate) -> unfortunate
Sense 3
well(predicate)
INDIRECT (VIA advisable) -> inadvisable, unadvisable
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(predicate), best(predicate)
=> advisable (vs. inadvisable)
Sense 4
better
=> major (vs. minor)
Similarity of adj good
21 senses of good
Sense 1
good (vs. bad)
=> bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(predicate), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
=> good enough
=> goodish
=> hot
=> redeeming(prenominal)
=> satisfactory, acceptable
=> solid
=> superb
=> well-behaved, well behaved
Also See> best#1; better#1; favorable#1, favourable#1; good#3; obedient#1; respectable#1
Sense 2
full, good
=> ample (vs. meager)
Sense 3
good (vs. evil)
=> angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted
=> goody-goody
=> redemptive, redeeming(prenominal), saving(prenominal)
=> white
=> worthy, upstanding, solid
Also See> good#1; moral#2; right#4; righteous#1; virtuous#1; worthy#1
Sense 4
estimable, good, honorable, respectable
=> reputable (vs. disreputable)
Sense 5
beneficial, good
=> advantageous (vs. disadvantageous)
Sense 6
good
=> nice (vs. nasty)
Sense 7
good, just, upright
=> righteous (vs. unrighteous)
Sense 8
adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful
=> skilled (vs. unskilled)
Sense 9
good
=> complete (vs. incomplete)
Sense 10
dear, good, near
=> close (vs. distant)
Sense 11
dependable, good, safe, secure
=> sound (vs. unsound)
Sense 12
good, right, ripe
=> opportune (vs. inopportune)
Sense 13
good, well(predicate)
=> fortunate (vs. unfortunate)
Sense 14
effective, good, in effect(predicate), in force(predicate)
=> operative (vs. inoperative)
Sense 15
good
=> pleasing (vs. displeasing)
Sense 16
good, serious
=> intellectual (vs. nonintellectual)
Sense 17
good, sound
=> healthy (vs. unhealthy)
Sense 18
beneficial, good, salutary
=> healthful (vs. unhealthful)
Sense 19
good
=> genuine (vs. counterfeit), echt
Sense 20
good, unspoiled, unspoilt
=> fresh (vs. |
