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Synonyms & Antonyms of bettering
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bettering
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of bettering (Entry 2 of 2)
- this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin
Synonyms for bettering
Words Related to bettering
- besting,
- clobbering,
- conquering,
- crushing,
- defeating,
- drubbing,
- licking,
- mastering,
- outcompeting,
- outperforming,
- overcoming,
- overmatching,
- prevailing (over),
- routing,
- shaming,
- skunking,
- subduing,
- surmounting,
- thrashing,
- trimming,
- triumphing (over),
- trouncing,
- walloping,
- whipping,
- winning (against),
- worsting
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- social workers and reformers trying to better the lives of inner-city residents
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“Bettering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bettering. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.
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