Better and Lighten

Better

Better verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.

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Lighten and better are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lighten" instead a verb "Better".

Lighten verb - To become glad or hopeful.

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Better and lighten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Better" instead a verb "Lighten".

Nearby Words: light, lightly, lightness, lighter, lightening

bit	better bit	lighten bit
armor	better armor	lighten armor

Comforting her seemed better than grilling her for answers about her hair, and out of all the Titans, Cy BB and Star are the most likely to lighten the mood rather than focus on doom-and-gloom.

Source: Headscratchers / Teen Titans
Sort of subverted in that apparently, the Titans will be trying to find a way to make her better, but considering that the series came from a much darker comic and was meant for a younger audience, the creators might have just stuck that in there to lighten the blow.

Source: Really Dead Montage
Everything's Better with Spinning: Vodello gets you to make the hoops spin by passing through them in order to "lighten up the party".

Source: Video Game / Psychonauts

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