Synonyms of gets the better of

gets the better of

phrase

present tense third-person singular of get the better of

as in masters

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

• masters
• defeats
• overcomes
• takes
• gets
• beats
• prevails (over)
• gets around
• conquers
• stops
• dispatches
• wins (against)
• triumphs (over)
• overbears
• surmounts
• overmatches
• does down
• subdues
• bests
• licks
• succeeds
• upends
• worsts
• skunks
• trims
• knocks for a loop
• blows away
• overwhelms
• blows out
• finishes
• sweeps
• exceeds
• buries
• surpasses
• edges (out)
• snows under
• scores
• knocks over
• noses out
• excels
• tops
• slaughters
• bombs
• crushes
• upsets
• knocks off
• caps
• flattens
• whips
• skins
• annihilates
• pips
• flourishes
• creams
• breaks
• routs
• transcends
• clobbers
• shellacs
• smokes
• drubs
• trounces
• vanquishes
• subjugates
• waxes
• thrashes
• wallops
• betters
• eclipses
• overpowers
• overthrows
• outshines
• outstrips
• outdoes
• outdistances
• unseats
• outfights
• overtops
• aces (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)
• goes down
• goes under
• falls
• gives up
• fails
• folds
• collapses
• flops
• washes out
• flunks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gets the better of

Whoever gets the better of the other might determine which country heads into the quarterfinals and which team’s World Cup dream is over. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 July 2026