BETTERED Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

bettered

verb

Definition of bettered next

past tense of better

as in surpassed

to be greater, better, or stronger than this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin

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lost (to)

as in improved

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

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Recent Examples of bettered Yeboah bettered that in the 67th minute, taking advantage of another defensive breakdown to poke a pass from Tomás Chancalay at the left post past Marcinkowski. —

Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026 Reneau was that guy too, right to Sunday when his 16 points were only bettered by Henderson’s 18. —

Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026 Golden’s team leads the nation with a plus-14 rebounding margin and bettered Kentucky 50-29 on the boards on Friday to generate a 21-8 edge in second-change points. —

Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026 Galatasaray’s five high turnovers resulting in a goal are only bettered by four remaining teams (PSG, Newcastle United, Bodo/Glimt and Leverkusen). —

Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, majorities said the Republican president has definitely or probably not improved the functioning of government (59%) or bettered the nation’s standing on the world stage (60%). —

Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025 Over the past two seasons, the Swede has scored 44 goals in the Premier League, a tally bettered only by Salah and Erling Haaland with 47 and 49 respectively. —

Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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The unemployment rate of recent college graduates has surpassed that of all workers, according to New York Federal Reserve Bank data.

— Jake Angelo, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
The project was such a big hit that the Russos and Hargrave had to bring its main character back from the dead (Hemsworth’s Rake seemed to have died at the end of the first film) for the second installment, which surpassed the streaming numbers of the first pic.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026