Better
Better verb - To make better.
Modify
Modify verb - To limit the meaning of (as a noun).
Common collocations
| face | better face | modify face |
| bit | better bit | modify bit |
| difficulty | better difficulty | modify difficulty |
| armor | better armor | modify armor |
| Other words: powers, appearances, creatures. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The Doctor takes it Up to Eleven by being both the Ghost of Christmas Past AND Christmas Future, in an attempt to modify Kazran's past in order to make him a better person in the present.
Source: Villainous B.S.O.D. -
In Homestuck, the whole point of the Scratch is to reset the entire universe and modify the lives of the players- by switching them with their ancestors- to better prepare them for the game.
Source: Ret Gone - Another choice is to realize that you are stuck with the character, and instead of doing these solutions, it is better to focus on the other characters that exist and modify the story in which the Pet doesn't motivate the plot or advance it, but instead becomes part of the plot itself.
Source: Analysis / Creator's Pet
Cite this Source
Modify and Better. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/modify
Better & Modify. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/modify>.
Modify or Better. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/modify.
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