Synonyms of get the better of

get the better of

phrase

as in overcome

to achieve a victory over

I realized my exhaustion gotten the better of me when I started nodding off at my desk.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcome
• defeat
• master
• worst
• best
• take
• get
• beat
• prevail (over)
• triumph (over)
• win (against)
• dispatch
• get around
• conquer
• stop
• do down
• subdue
• surmount
• succeed
• lick
• overbear
• overmatch
• trim
• skunk
• upend
• knock for a loop
• edge (out)
• better
• finish
• blow out
• blow away
• snow under
• overwhelm
• sweep
• bury
• exceed
• slaughter
• nose out
• upset
• crush
• surpass
• excel
• cream
• top
• knock over
• score
• skin
• bomb
• flourish
• whip
• annihilate
• flatten
• rout
• cap
• smoke
• overthrow
• shellac
• break
• wax
• pip
• vanquish
• clobber
• trounce
• subjugate
• ace (out)
• knock off
• transcend
• eclipse
• wallop
• thrash
• overpower
• drub
• outdo
• outshine
• unseat
• outstrip
• overtop
• outdistance
• outfight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose (to)
• fall
• go down
• give up
• fail
• go under
• collapse
• fold
• flop
• wash out
• flunk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of get the better of

With no real spin on offer and the field up, Will Jacks got the better of the youngster. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

Tatis does not deny that frustration can get the better of him. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026

The Katharine who investigated, probed, and tried to comprehend – even take control of – a mental illness that often got the better of her throughout the years – that Katharine – turned to the literature of self-improvement. — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Mar. 2026

There was one time, during a challenge, when Rob let his anger over losing a shield get the better of him. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026