better vs recover
recover vs betterbetter is a noun but recover is not a noun.
better is an adjective but recover is not an adjective.
better and recover both are verbs.
better is an adverb but recover is not an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| better | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| recover | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
recover is a hyponym of
better; that is, recover is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
better:
- better: get better
- recover: get over an illness or shock
Other hyponyms of better include
convalesce, recuperate, heal, reform, see the light, straighten out, surge, pick up, turn around, bounce back, get over, get well, heal, mend, fructify, upgrade.
| better (noun) | recover (noun) |
|---|---|
| something superior in quality or condition or effect | |
| the superior one of two alternatives | |
| someone who bets | |
| a superior person having claim to precedence |
| better (adjective) | recover (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 | |
| (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness | |
| (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable | |
| more than half |
| better (verb) | recover (verb) |
|---|---|
| get better | get over an illness or shock |
| to make better | regain a former condition after a financial loss |
| surpass in excellence | get or find back; recover the use of |
| regain or make up for | |
| reuse (materials from waste products) | |
| cover anew |
| better (adverb) | recover (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 "recover"
- access
- acquire
- ameliorate
- better
- catch up with
- come through
- convalesce
- cover
- find
- gain vigor
- get
- go back
- improve
- make it
- make up
- meliorate
- percolate
- perk
- perk up
- pick up
- preserve
- pull round
- pull through
- rally
- rebound
- reclaim
- recoup
- recoverer
- recovery
- recuperate
- recycle
- regain
- regress
- reprocess
- retrieve
- retrovert
- return
- reuse
- revert
- save
- snap back
- survive
- turn back
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