Synonyms for Get the better of:

• v.

  •best (verb)
  • total,
  • drub,
  • wipe out,
  • knock off,
  • wipe,
  • outstrip,
  • outdo,
  • blast,
  • lambaste,
  • prevail,
  • thrash,
  • beat up,
  • wax,
  • transcend,
  • top,
  • excel,
  • triumph,
  • outshine,
  • better,
  • exceed,
  • whip,
  • lick,
  • floor,
  • blank,
  • shut down,
  • surpass,
  • deck,
  • tan,
  • ko,
  • take down,
  • outclass,
  • bulldoze,
  • cream,
  • trash,
  • put away,
  • clobber,
  • beat.
  •conquer (verb)
  • overpower,
  • subjugate,
  • overthrow,
  • throw,
  • thwart,
  • reduce,
  • control,
  • foil,
  • frustrate,
  • crush,
  • rout,
  • override,
  • outwit,
  • humble,
  • circumvent,
  • surmount,
  • succeed,
  • checkmate,
  • vanquish,
  • discomfit,
  • worst.
  •disprove (verb)
  • confute.
  •govern (verb)
  • dispose,
  • steer,
  • decide,
  • guide,
  • rule,
  • incline,
  • discipline,
  • restrain,
  • predispose,
  • inhibit,
  • check,
  • direct,
  • regulate,
  • bridle,
  • tame,
  • determine,
  • boss,
  • dominate,
  • shepherd,
  • curb,
  • contain,
  • manage,
  • sway,
  • handle.
  •overcome (verb)
  • drown,
  • outlive,
  • stun,
  • prostrate,
  • render,
  • win,
  • shock,
  • hurdle,
  • overwhelm,
  • down,
  • weather,
  • survive.
  •subdue (verb)
  • break,
  • soften,
  • suppress,
  • quash,
  • quench,
  • bear down,
  • break in,
  • put down,
  • mellow,
  • tone down,
  • squelch,
  • temper,
  • drop,
  • trample,
  • extinguish,
  • repress,
  • quiet,
  • quieten,
  • gentle.
  •upset (verb)
  • topple,
  • overturn.
  •wear (verb)
  • enervate,
  • drain,
  • annoy,
  • pester,
  • fatigue,
  • weary,
  • harass,
  • tax,
  • weaken,
  • vex,
  • exhaust,
  • wear down,
  • irk,
  • exasperate.

• Other synonyms:

  •defeat
  • upset.
  •Other relevant words:
  • outmaneuver,
  • recover,
  • over,
  • win over,
  • get round,
  • pull round,
  • come round,
  • get well,
  • outflank,
  • defeat,
  • rally,
  • outsmart,
  • outguess,
  • outgeneral,
  • come back,
  • revive,
  • return,
  • come around,
  • make a comeback,
  • get about,
  • pull around.

Antonyms for Get the better of:

• v.

  • best
    fall behind, relent, give up, praise, be inferior, surrender, forfeit, retreat, build, yield, fail, lose, uphold.
  • conquer
    capitulate, relinquish, release, assist, win, succumb, give in, aid, encourage, help.
  • govern
    agree, acquiesce, abandon, liberate, consent, submit, give way, mismanage, obey, neglect, comply, permit, hesitate, allow.
  • subdue
    agitate, incite, arouse, aggravate, start, build up, strengthen, rouse, let go.
  • upset
    make happy, please, delight, hold, order, straighten, place.
  • wear
    cheer, rebuild, energize, invigorate, take off, refuse, disrobe, refresh, activate, soothe, animate, freshen, reject.