BETTERED Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

bettered

verb

past tense of better

as in surpassed

to be greater, better, or stronger than this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin

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lost (to)

as in improved

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

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Recent Examples of bettered Her 13th place there is unlikely to be bettered at the real thing. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026 Rare is the Broadway season that hasn’t been bettered by an August Wilson revival, and this very busy spring is no exception. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026 Yeboah bettered that in the 67th minute, taking advantage of another defensive breakdown to poke a pass from Tomás Chancalay at the left post past Marcinkowski. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026 The Flames have bettered their conference finish every season since joining in 2023, winning both the regular-season and tournament titles this year. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 In 2014, Messi began with that famously outrageous winner against Bosnia, arguably bettered it against Iran a few days later, with a splendid winner in stoppage time. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 June 2026

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The company, expected to report results later this month, had in April forecast quarterly Azure sales above Wall Street estimates, but also issued ‌a $190 billion ⁠spending projection for 2026 that massively surpassed expectations.

— Reuters, NBC news, 6 July 2026
The company, expected to report results later this month, had in April forecast quarterly Azure sales above Wall Street estimates, but also issued a $190 billion spending projection for 2026 that massively surpassed expectations.

— Aditya Soni, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of surpassed

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Advances in childbirth — including prenatal care, Cesarean sections, blood transfusions, antibiotics and neonatal intensive care — also dramatically improved maternal and infant survival compared with colonial America.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
The incursions showed drone defenses in Europe need to rapidly be improved, the IISS said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Definition of improved

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Between 2022 and 2024, public cash injections exceeded 10%of GDP, according to a study published last year by the Institute of Economics and Peace, an Australian think tank.

— Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 July 2026
If the cost of tokens has already exceeded the cost of the employees they were meant to replace, when does the comparison start running in the other direction?

— Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of exceeded

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Even more than Stinnerbom’s cardamom bun — which some praise as the best in Oslo — the more elemental cinnamon notes, enhanced with lemon zest and juice, allow the sourdough’s multifaceted dimensions to come through.

— Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Testing at the end of the three-month period showed that those in the formal learning group had enhanced memory and processing speed compared to the control group.

— Amanda Gardner, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026

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