Better and Swell

Better

Better adjective - (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another.

Swell and better are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Swell" instead the word "Better" as a verb or an adjective.

Swell

Swell adjective - Of the very best kind.
Usage example: what a swell time we had at the country club dance

Better and swell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Better" instead the word "Swell" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Word: swelling

Common collocations

heart better heart swell heart

Both words in one sentence

  • Death by Racism His fate in the game is little better: as the power of the Colossus courses through him, he grows to at least twice his height and laughs triumphantly... then his left eye begins to swell.
  • The Swell Foop is much better than any of the other, more ordinary foops.
  • Video Game / Super Robot Wars Z Another example (albeit not as severe) is Renton and the Nirvash Spec 3: although its stats are much better and its attacks pack a bigger punch, the reason anyone uses the Spec 2 is its "Seven Swell" MAP Weapon, which the Spec 3 loses, making it less useful against hordes of Mooks.
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