Synonyms of besting

besting

verb

present participle of best

as in defeating

to achieve a victory over

at last she's bested her card-playing mother at the game of hearts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeating
• overcoming
• mastering
• beating
• taking
• conquering
• dispatching
• getting
• stopping
• surmounting
• subduing
• worsting
• prevailing (over)
• upending
• licking
• succeeding
• winning (against)
• overmatching
• surpassing
• overbearing
• getting the better of
• trimming
• triumphing (over)
• getting around
• doing down
• finishing
• skunking
• overwhelming
• exceeding
• burying
• crushing
• excelling
• trouncing
• sweeping
• slaughtering
• topping
• scoring
• clobbering
• outdoing
• upsetting
• annihilating
• knocking for a loop
• eclipsing
• outdistancing
• vanquishing
• outstripping
• whipping
• flattening
• unseating
• bettering
• outshining
• capping
• pipping
• blowing out
• routing
• thrashing
• edging (out)
• subjugating
• creaming
• walloping
• blowing away
• bombing
• shellacking
• transcending
• overthrowing
• nosing out
• breaking
• drubbing
• skinning
• overpowering
• flourishing
• waxing
• smoking
• knocking over
• outfighting
• knocking off
• snowing under
• overtopping
• acing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing (to)
• falling
• going down
• failing
• giving up
• collapsing
• going under
• folding
• flopping
• flunking
• washing out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of besting

The musical grossed a whopping $2,608,571, easily besting runner-up The Lion King‘s $1,700,873. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

The 48-year gap between his two most recent wins set a new record, besting the previous record holder, Reiner’s dad, Carl Reiner, according to Variety. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

The Bears set a franchise record for points in an opener, besting a 45-7 win over the Packers in 1948. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Even the National Weather Service’s Oxnard station wasn’t spared — topping out at 87 degrees, besting a record of 85 set in 1931. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

The potentially final chapter of LIV's story being closed out with La Sasso besting the two biggest LIV stars was certainly a scene. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

The British-Argentine actor’s point has less to do with her conflicted con artist cheating death numerous times and besting her mobster in-laws, as well as the FBI. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

The year ended up with a record 109 missions, besting the 93 flown in 2024 when the 50th mission was on July 8. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

Samsung promises seven years of OS and security updates, besting Motorola's commitment of three years for OS upgrades and five years for security updates. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026