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bettering

ADJECTIVE

amendatory

Synonyms

WEAK

emendatory improving rectifying reformative reformatory reparative restorative

ADJECTIVE

helpful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accessible advantageous applicable conducive constructive convenient cooperative crucial essential favorable friendly important invaluable practical productive profitable significant suitable supportive sympathetic timely useful valuable

WEAK

accommodating benevolent caring considerate contributive effectual efficacious fortunate good for improving instrumental kind neighborly operative pragmatic serendipitous serviceable symbiotic usable utilitarian

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cold cool disagreeable hindering hurting inappropriate inessential injurious inopportune insignificant minor nonessential trivial unfavorable unfriendly unhelpful unimportant unsociable unsuitable useless worthless

WEAK

disadvantageous harmful hurtful unconstructive

ADJECTIVE

improving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

developing

STRONG

correcting elaborating fixing remodeling repairing

WEAK

convalescent

NOUN

mending

Synonyms

STRONG

adjustment alteration ameliorating correcting curing enhancing fixing freshening helping rebuilding rectifying refreshing relieving remedying remodeling renewing renovating renovation repair repairing restoration reviving tinkering

WEAK

patching up

Antonyms

STRONG

neglect

NOUN

one-upmanship

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gamesmanship

STRONG

artfulness competition cunning cutthroat

WEAK

cageyness canniness competitive advantage competitive edge outfoxing outsmarting outwitting rivaling

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Since 1 February, Forest have conceded 46 goals in the Premier League, with only Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool bettering them.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2025

Stewart says California has set "a powerful example" by bettering the quality and sustainability of its school lunch, "showing what's possible nationwide."

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2024

In the two years Chambers served in Compton, she said she got more done than her predecessors by improving street lighting, bettering the employment rate and helping small businesses.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

“We champion continual progress” on Nike’s site makes it sound like a group of hardworking peers constantly bettering their products.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2024

It is her only hope of bettering her lot and seeing her children again.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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