n. 25B6; adjective
better facilities : SUPERIOR, finer, of higher quality; preferable; informal a cut above, streets ahead, head and shoulders above, ahead of the pack/field.
there couldn't be a better time : MORE ADVANTAGEOUS, more suitable, more fitting, more appropriate, more useful, more valuable, more desirable.
are you better? : HEALTHIER, fitter, stronger; well, cured, healed, recovered; recovering, on the road to recovery, making progress, improving, on the mend.
worse, inferior.
25B6; adverb
I played better today : TO A HIGHER STANDARD, in a superior/finer way.
this may suit you better : MORE, to a greater degree/extent.
the money could be better spent : MORE WISELY, more sensibly, more suitably, more fittingly, more advantageously.
25B6; verb
he bettered the record : SURPASS, improve on, beat, exceed, top, cap, trump, eclipse.
refugees who want to better their lot : IMPROVE, ameliorate, raise, advance, further, lift, upgrade, enhance.
worsen.