Synonyms of betters

betters 1 of 2

noun

plural of better

1

as in superiors

one who is above another in rank, station, or office

be polite to your betters and to your inferiors in equal measure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• superiors
• elders
• leaders
• bosses
• masters
• seniors
• chiefs
• heads

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subordinates
• assistants
• inferiors
• underlings
• deputies

2

as in advantages

the more favorable condition or position in a competition

she got the better of her opponents very early in the race

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advantages
• edges
• odds
• opportunities
• superiorities
• high grounds
• steads
• vantages
• privileges
• jumps
• coigns of vantage
• margins
• bulges
• starts
• upper hands
• drops
• inside tracks
• pulls
• allowances
• prerogatives
• leads
• whip hands
• dominances
• benefits
• catbird seats
• supremacies
• transcendences
• preferences
• precedences
• head starts
• predominances
• legs up
• transcendencies
• godsends
• felicities
• seniorities
• ascendencies
• windfalls
• commands
• ascendancies
• blessings
• footholds
• masteries
• boons
• breaks
• mannas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liabilities
• handicaps
• penalties
• disadvantages
• drawbacks
• strikes
• minuses
• disparities
• shortcomings
• detriments
• imbalances
• failings
• disabilities
• impairments
• obstacles
• lets
• impediments
• obstructions
• strangleholds
• checks
• interferences
• embarrassments
• stops
• bars
• hindrances
• hurdles
• shackles
• clogs
• rubs
• manacles
• trammels
• catches
• setbacks
• inequalities
• hitches
• crimps
• lurches

betters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of better

1

as in exceeds

to be greater, better, or stronger than

this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exceeds
• surpasses
• tops
• eclipses
• excels
• beats
• outstrips
• masters
• transcends
• outdistances
• outdoes
• outclasses
• outshines
• goes one better
• outmatches
• overtops
• outguns
• towers (over)
• overcomes
• bests
• defeats
• runs rings around
• overshadows
• outpaces
• runs circles around
• outweighs
• shames
• outruns
• outperforms
• prevails (over)
• surmounts
• wins (against)
• outraces
• outcompetes
• trumps
• conquers
• worsts
• subdues
• routs
• licks
• triumphs (over)
• overbears
• clobbers
• trims
• crushes
• one-ups
• whips
• overpasses
• overmatches
• trounces
• outbalances
• wallops
• thrashes
• drubs
• skunks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)

2

as in improves

to make better

social workers and reformers trying to better the lives of inner-city residents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improves
• enhances
• enriches
• perfects
• helps
• refines
• remedies
• amends
• ameliorates
• upgrades
• remediates
• reinforces
• meliorates
• corrects
• strengthens
• reforms
• reenforces
• emends
• intensifies
• fines
• rectifies
• rehabilitates
• boosts
• reworks
• revises
• edits
• fortifies
• revamps
• refurbishes
• fine-tunes
• polishes
• redrafts
• rehabs
• hones
• beefs (up)
• retouches
• touches up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsens
• hurts
• harms
• impairs
• damages
• spoils
• flaws
• injures
• vitiates
• tarnishes
• reduces
• diminishes
• blights
• disfigures
• lessens
• lowers
• mars
• endamages
• defaces
• blemishes