Better
Better verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.
Calm
Calm verb - To free from distress or disturbance.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He's very hammy when he feels like it, but is just as good at being calm and creepy when that suits him better.
Source: Evil Is Hammy -
Shes also the only person that can reliably get him to calm down when his short temper gets the better of him.
Source: Love Redeems -
Although Scorpius is usually quite calm, cool and collected, when his temper gets the better of him and his Scarran side takes over he can get pretty hammy.
Source: Chewing the Scenery
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Calm and Better. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/calm
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Calm or Better. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/calm.
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