Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for "bested"
  • past tense form of best.
  • past participle of best.
Search instead for sestets.

bested

ADJECTIVE
beaten
Synonyms
STRONGEST
humbled overpowered overwhelmed routed
STRONG
baffled circumvented conquered cowed crushed disappointed discomfited disheartened frustrated licked mastered overcome overthrown ruined subjugated surmounted thwarted trounced undone vanquished worsted

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

A prose poem, a sprawling free-verse composition, and a sequence of economical sestets: they sound little like one another, but they all sound like Wright.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2019

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "bested" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com