Better off
Better off adjective - In a more fortunate or prosperous condition.
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Successful and better off are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Successful" instead an adjective phrase "Better off".
Successful
Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.
Better off and successful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Better off" instead an adjective "Successful".
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Wonka figures Mike Teevee actually is better off — since he's stretched so tall, he could become a successful basketball player!
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And on the flipside, the Misfits (who are just as popular and successful as Jem and the Holograms) would probably be better off if they would just ignore Jem and stop trying to upstage their rivals.
Source: Western Animation / Jem -
However, some folks are better off: Sue Ellen is sober and a successful actress; Kristin is still alive (albiet a con artist); and J.R.'s mortal enemy Cliff Barnes is happily married with good kids and about to become President of the United States.
Source: It's a Wonderful Plot
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