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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

Example Sentences

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The Cleveland Brown's Myles Garrett broke the NFL single-season sack record when he claimed his 23rd of the campaign on Sunday - bettering the previous best of 22.5 first set by Michael Strahan in 2001.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Well, then you know how truly committed they were to bettering L.A. in the first place.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 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

“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