Better
Better verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.
Usage example: this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The Martians in Spin are all descended from humans who were sent to the planet in hopes that the lack of Earth's time-dilation effect would cause their civilization to outpace Earth's, thus giving them some better idea about the nature of the Hypotheticals.
Source: Transplanted Humans -
Specifically, he drains the kinetic energy out of his surroundings and uses it to vastly augment his own speed; even to the point where he can outpace and get the better of The Flash when they first meet.
Source: Series / The Flash (2014)
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Outpace and Better. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/outpace
Better & Outpace. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/outpace>.
Outpace or Better. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/outpace.
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