better than
Outranks in quality
Better than expresses superiority or preference—one thing surpassing another in quality, degree, or desirability: This coffee is better than yesterday's, She knows the city better than I do.
The phrase often implies a low bar: It's better than nothing.
In casual speech, better than can mean more than: We waited better than an hour.
- superiorHigher in rank
- head and shouldersDistinctly better than others
- surpassExceed in achievement
- outshineExceed in brilliance
- exceedGo past a limit
a cut above · one up · improve · upgrade · preferable · finer · a notch above · stronger · faster · smarter · outperform · punches above · triumph · winning · edge · advantage · next level · excellence
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- superlativesexcellent, superb, outstanding, supreme, finest