Meaning & use
betterment
The process or result of improving something, especially a person's condition or a community's welfare.
See it in a sentence
The charity focused on the betterment of education in underfunded neighborhoods.
He studied at night purely for the betterment of his own career prospects.
A note on using this word
Betterment is a somewhat formal word, often paired with 'for the betterment of' in speeches and writing.
Words with a similar meaning
improvementadvancement
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
declinedeterioration
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