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Synonyms for bettering
verb improve performance; outdoAntonyms for bettering
- be inferior
- decrease
- fail
- fall behind
- lose
- lower
- reduce
- retreat
- stop
- block
- cease
- check
- corrupt
- damage
- halt
- harm
- hinder
- hurt
- impair
- impede
- injure
- obstruct
- ruin
- worsen
- deteriorate
- get worse
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helpful
adjective. beneficial, beneficent
- accessible
- accommodating
- advantageous
- applicable
- benevolent
- bettering
- caring
- conducive
- considerate
- constructive
- contributive
- convenient
- cooperative
- crucial
- effectual
- efficacious
- essential
- favorable
- fortunate
- friendly
- good for
- important
- improving
- instrumental
- invaluable
- kind
- neighborly
- operative
- practical
- pragmatic
- productive
- profitable
- serendipitous
- serviceable
- significant
- suitable
- supportive
- symbiotic
- sympathetic
- timely
- usable
- useful
- utilitarian
- valuable
improving
adjective. reconstructing
mending
noun. restoring
more helpful
adjective. beneficial, beneficent
- accessible
- accommodating
- advantageous
- applicable
- benevolent
- bettering
- caring
- conducive
- considerate
- constructive
- contributive
- convenient
- cooperative
- crucial
- effectual
- efficacious
- essential
- favorable
- fortunate
- friendly
- good for
- important
- improving
- instrumental
- invaluable
- kind
- neighborly
- operative
- practical
- pragmatic
- productive
- profitable
- serendipitous
- serviceable
- significant
- suitable
- supportive
- symbiotic
- sympathetic
- timely
- usable
- useful
- utilitarian
- valuable
one-upmanship
noun. back-and-forth competition
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.