Best and Beat

Best

Best verb - To achieve a victory over.
Usage example: at last she's bested her card-playing mother at the game of hearts

Beat is a synonym for best in defeat topic. In some cases you can use "Beat" instead a verb "Best", when it comes to topics like conflict, big, win.

Beat

Beat verb - To achieve a victory over.
Usage example: she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess

Best is a synonym for beat in defeat topic. You can use "Best" instead a verb "Beat", if it concerns topics such as big, exceed, win.

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

How words are described

good good best good beat
best best best best beat
perfect perfect best perfect beat
original original best original beat
Other adjectives: single, simple, powerful, huge, next, different, awesome, aforementioned.
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