Better and Minus

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Better noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.

Usage example: she got the better of her opponents very early in the race

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Minus is an antonym for better.

Minus noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.

Usage example: a plan with lots of pluses and only a few minuses

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Better is an antonym for minus.

Better things and happy endings happen to minus's newly-sentient lifeforms when she's around.

Source: Webcomic / minus.
The absolute worst thing ever reviewed there did get a minus infinity, but its better not to speak of that.

Source: Broke the Rating Scale
Neverwinter Nights 2 did much better, coming out complete (though minus two romance sidequests and a couple of cutscenes) and getting two expansion packs and a premium module.

Source: Screwed By The Network / Video Games

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Minus and Better. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/minus

Better & Minus. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/minus>.

Minus or Better. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/minus.

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