Better
Better verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.
Step up
Step up verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Afterward, the game's difficulty, while still a step up, better levels out... But then you get to the final boss.
Source: Video Game / Hallows End -
Arc Words: "The seeds of the future lie buried in the past." Art Evolution: A step up even from the last few episodes of Beast Wars, and Energon's CGI made it look even better in hindsight.
- He resolves that the reason Wally didn't help him is that Wally has never experienced tragedy, and decides to become Wally's Arch-Nemesis in order to better Wally by attacking his friends and family and being the villain that will make Wally step up.
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Step up and Better. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/step_up
Better & Step up. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/step_up>.
Step up or Better. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/step_up.
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