Synonyms of bettering

bettering 1 of 2

adjective

as in constructive

Related Words

• constructive
• supportive
• gainful
• lucrative
• healthful
• desirable
• healthy
• wholesome
• remunerative
• ameliorative
• amelioratory
• promising
• advisable
• salubrious
• beneficial
• satisfying
• rewarding
• propitious
• auspicious
• favorable
• gratifying
• advantageous
• profitable
• salutiferous
• helpful
• beneficent
• good
• friendly
• salutary
• kindly
• benefic
• benignant

Dissimilar Words

• bad
• unfavorable
• disadvantageous
• unprofitable
• unfriendly
• harmful
• damaging
• unhelpful
• injurious
• deleterious
• insalubrious

bettering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of better

1

as in surpassing

to be greater, better, or stronger than

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surpassing
• exceeding
• eclipsing
• topping
• excelling
• transcending
• outdoing
• beating
• outstripping
• outshining
• outclassing
• outdistancing
• mastering
• overcoming
• towering (over)
• defeating
• going one better
• outgunning
• outmatching
• overtopping
• overshadowing
• outpacing
• besting
• outrunning
• outweighing
• running circles around
• subduing
• conquering
• outracing
• outperforming
• surmounting
• prevailing (over)
• shaming
• trumping
• overpassing
• winning (against)
• routing
• trouncing
• licking
• crushing
• one-upping
• trimming
• clobbering
• triumphing (over)
• outcompeting
• whipping
• thrashing
• overmatching
• worsting
• drubbing
• walloping
• overbearing
• outbalancing
• skunking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing (to)

2

as in improving

to make better

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improving
• enhancing
• helping
• perfecting
• refining
• upgrading
• ameliorating
• amending
• remedying
• enriching
• remediating
• reinforcing
• strengthening
• correcting
• meliorating
• rectifying
• rehabilitating
• reforming
• intensifying
• revising
• refurbishing
• boosting
• editing
• reworking
• revamping
• polishing
• fining
• emending
• fortifying
• honing
• fine-tuning
• rehabbing
• redrafting
• beefing (up)
• retouching
• touching up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsening
• harming
• impairing
• hurting
• damaging
• injuring
• spoiling
• tarnishing
• reducing
• vitiating
• blighting
• lowering
• diminishing
• lessening
• marring
• disfiguring
• defacing
• endamaging
• flawing
• blemishing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bettering

Verb

As a senator, her priorities include supporting economic development, bettering police and community relations, securing funding for educational programs and passing policies for affordable housing, according to her campaign website. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Parton dedicated her life and career to bettering the world in so many ways, from her Dollywood theme park to her Imagination Library, which has promoted childhood literacy through delivering millions of books to children. — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026

His revered mentor, José Antonio Abreu, who founded the educational program in 1975 with the conviction that learning music can, in bettering lives, lead to profound social change. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

One event of note is the City of Milwaukee Police Department's District 5 National Night Out, aimed at bettering the relationship between law enforcement and the community through a fun night of games. — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 31 July 2026

Asking for feedback is only one step of the process in bettering your organization. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Second in Austria marked Verstappen’s best result of the season — bettering his third in Canada. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Arbitrarily limiting that possibility has nothing to do with bettering the game and everything to do with limiting what ownership spends. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026

The goal made Kane England’s most prolific international goal scorer of all time, bettering Wayne Rooney’s previous record of 53 goals. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026