better
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better |
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a cut above, above, accommodate, acculturate, adapt, adjust, advance, advantage, ahead, alter, altered, ameliorate, amend, ascendant, beat, best, better for, better off, bettor, bigger,
boost, brass hat, break up,
bring forward, cap, capping, change, changeable, changed, choice, chosen,
civilize, control, convert, converted, cured, deform, degenerate, denature, desirable, deviant, distinguished, divergent, diversify, eclipsing, edify, educate, elder, elevate, emend,
eminent, enhance, enlighten, enrich, exceed, exceeding, excel, excellent, excelling, exceptional, fatten, favor, favored, favoring, finer, fit, forward,
foster, gambler, gamester,
go one better, go straight, greater, happier, help, higher-up, higher, improve, improve on, improve upon, improved, in
ascendancy, in the ascendant, lard, larger, lift, major, make an improvement, marked, mastery, meliorate,
mend, metamorphosed, metastasized, mitigate, modified, modify,
modulate, more, more desirable,
most, mutant, mutate, nurture, of choice, one up on,
outdo, outshine, outstanding, outstrip, outweigh, over, overbalance, overbear, overcome, overpass, overthrow, overtop, perfect, predominate, preferable, preferably, preferential, preferred,
preferring, preponderate, prevail,
promote, punter, qualified,
qualify, raise, rare, re-create, realign, rebuild, rebuilt, reconsider,
reconstruct, recovered, redesign, refine upon, refit, reform, reformed, remake, renew, renewed, reshape, restructure,
revamp, revive, revived, revolutionary, richer, ring the
changes, rivaling, senior, shift the
scene, shuffle the cards, socialize, speculator, sport, straighten out, subversive, subvert, success, super, superior, superiority, superiors, surpass, surpassing, think better of, think twice, to be preferred, top, topping, tower above, tower over, transcend,
transcendent, transcendental, transcending, transfigure, transform, transformed, translated, transmuted,
triumph, trump, turn the scale,
turn the tables, turn the tide, turn upside down, unmitigated, upgrade, uplift, upper, vary,
wagerer, wealthier, well-advised, win, wiser, work a change, worse, worsen
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better half |
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common-law wife, concubine, consort, feme, feme covert, goodwife, goody, helpmate, helpmeet, lady, married woman, mate, matron, old lady, old
woman, partner, rib, spouse,
squaw, wedded wife, wife,
woman, yokemate
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better self |
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I, I myself, alter,
alter ego, alterum, compunction,
ego, ethical self, he,
her, herself, him,
himself, inner man, inner self, it, me, my humble self, myself, number one, oneself, other self, ourselves, pangs, pangs of conscience, pricking of heart, qualms, scruples, self, she, subconscious self, subliminal self, superego, them, themselves, they, throes,
touch of conscience, twinge of conscience, voice of conscience, you, yours truly, yourself, yourselves
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get the better of |
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beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, best, circumvent, deceive,
defeat, destroy, do in, drub, elude, evade, fix, foil, frustrate, get around, get round,
give the runaround, give the slip, go one better,
hide, hors de combat, lambaste, lather, lick, outclass, outdo, outfight,
outfigure, outflank, outgeneral, outguess, outmaneuver, outplay, outpoint, outreach, outrun, outsail, outshine, outsmart, outwit, overcome, overreach, pass the buck, prevail over, put, rise above, ruin, settle, skin, skin alive, stonewall, surmount, thrash, trim, triumph over, trounce, undo, victimize, whip, worst
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go one better |
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best, better, cap, circumvent, deceive, elude, evade, exceed,
excel, foil, frustrate, get around, get round, give the
runaround, give the slip, improve on, outfigure, outflank, outgeneral, outguess, outmaneuver, outplay, outreach, outsmart, outweigh, outwit,
overbalance, overbear, overcome, overpass, overreach, overtop, pass the buck, perfect, predominate, preponderate, prevail, stonewall, surpass, top,
tower above, tower over, transcend, trump, victimize
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Main entries similar to: better
above, accommodate, adapt, adjust, advance, advantage, ahead, alter, ameliorate, amenable, amend, ancient, ascendant, bang, beat, benefit, best, boost,
break up, bring forward, cap, capping, change, changeable, changed, chosen, civilize, clear, compensate, convert, converted, correct, cultivate, cure, deform, degenerate, denature, dignify, ding, distinguished, divergent, diversify, ease, edify, educate, elevate, emend, eminent, enhance, enlighten, enrich, exceed, excel, excellent, fatten, favor, favored, favoring, finer, fit, forward,
foster, go one better, go straight, greater, heighten, help, higher, illuminate, improve, improved, increase, lard, lift,
major, marked, meliorate, mend, mitigate, modified, modify, modulate, more, most, mutant, mutate, nurture,
outshine, outstanding, outstrip, outweigh, over, overcome, overpass, overthrow, perfect, polish, predominate, preponderate, prevail, profit, promote, qualified, qualify, raise, rare, re-create, realign, rebuild, rebuilt, reconstruct, refine, reform, reformed, remake, renew, renewed, reshape, restore, restructure, revamp, revive, revived, revolutionary, ripen, rivaling, select, senior, shade, socialize, straighten out, subversive,
subvert, super, superior, surmount, surpass, surpassing, top, topping, tower above, transcend, transcendent, transcendental, transcending, transfigure, transform, transformed, transmuted, trump, turn over a new leaf, turn the
tables, turn upside down, unmitigated, upgrade, uplift, upper,
vary, vintage, worse, worsen
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