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

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

The chain is looking to focus on menu innovation — like bettering its McCrispy chicken line — and improve kitchen operations. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 June 2026

Des Moines east-sider Jones-Brown, who works as the assistant chief diversity officer for staff equity at Grinnell College, said the love of volunteering and bettering the community laid the foundation for her run. — Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 2 June 2026

Schwarber reached 20 homers on the earliest date in MLB history, according to Stats Perform, bettering Arizona's Luis Gonzalez, who hit his 20th on May 17, 2001. — ABC News, 15 May 2026

Morton also went 3-2 as a starter in the playoffs with the Cowboys and 5-5 for his career, matching White (5-5) and bettering Romo (2-4), Prescott (2-5) and Meredith (1-3). — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026