better vs perfect
perfect vs betterbetter and perfect both are nouns.
better and perfect both are adjectives.
better and perfect both are verbs.
better is an adverb but perfect is not an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| better | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| perfect | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As verbs,
perfect is a hyponym of
better; that is, perfect is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
better:
- better: to make better
- perfect: make perfect or complete
Other hyponyms of better include
alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve, aid, help, regenerate, revitalize, enrich, build up, develop, turn around, help, upgrade, condition, emend, iron out, put right, straighten out, enhance, bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on, reform, reform, beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify, build, hone, down, fine-tune, polish, refine, distil, distill, make pure, purify, sublimate, fructify, lift, raise, advance, upgrade, educate.
| better (noun) | perfect (noun) |
|---|---|
| something superior in quality or condition or effect | a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) |
| the superior one of two alternatives | |
| someone who bets | |
| a superior person having claim to precedence |
| better (adjective) | perfect (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 | being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish |
| (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness | precisely accurate or exact |
| (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers |
| more than half |
| better (verb) | perfect (verb) |
|---|---|
| get better | make perfect or complete |
| to make better | |
| surpass in excellence |
| better (adverb) | perfect (adverb) |
|---|---|
| comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc. | |
| from a position of superiority or authority |
Words related to "better"
- advance
- advisable
- aid
- alleviate
- alter
- ameliorate
- amend
- amended
- assuage
- beautify
- best
- bet
- better
- betterment
- bettor
- bounce back
- break
- build
- build up
- bushel
- caller
- change
- change state
- comparative
- comparative degree
- condition
- convalesce
- develop
- distil
- distill
- doctor
- down
- educate
- embellish
- emend
- enhance
- enrich
- exceed
- fancify
- fine-tune
- finer
- fitter
- fix
- fructify
- furbish up
- gambler
- get over
- get well
- good
- goodness
- heal
- healthier
- help
- higher-up
- hone
- improve
- improved
- iron out
- lift
- major
- make pure
- meliorate
- mend
- modify
- outdo
- outgo
- outmatch
- outperform
- outstrip
- palliate
- perfect
- pick up
- polish
- prettify
- punter
- purify
- put right
- raise
- recover
- recuperate
- refine
- reform
- regenerate
- relieve
- repair
- restore
- revitalize
- see the light
- straighten out
- sublimate
- superior
- superordinate
- surge
- surmount
- surpass
- taker
- touch on
- turn
- turn around
- upgrade
- wagerer
- worse
- worsen
Words related to "perfect"
- ameliorate
- amend
- arrant
- better
- brush up
- clean
- clear
- cold
- complete
- consummate
- double-dyed
- down
- down pat
- errorless
- everlasting
- exact
- faultless
- flawless
- flawlessness
- future perfect
- future perfect tense
- gross
- hone
- ideal
- idealised
- idealized
- idyllic
- immaculate
- impeccable
- imperfect
- improve
- incorrupted
- mastered
- meliorate
- mint
- ne plus ultra
- optimise
- optimize
- past perfect
- past perfect tense
- perfect tense
- perfecter
- perfectible
- perfection
- perfective
- perfective tense
- pluperfect
- pluperfect tense
- polish
- polish up
- present perfect
- present perfect continuous
- present perfect progressive
- present perfect tense
- pure
- round
- round off
- sodding
- staring
- stark
- tense
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- unadulterated
- unblemished
- unbroken
- uncorrupted
- undefiled
- unflawed
- unmarred
- unmitigated
- unmutilated
- utopian
- utter
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