Synonyms for Gets the better of:

• v.

  •best (verb)
  • excel,
  • clobber,
  • blast,
  • trounce,
  • outclass,
  • transcend,
  • overcome,
  • deck,
  • conquer,
  • outshine,
  • master,
  • shoot down,
  • lick,
  • whomp,
  • wipe,
  • outdo,
  • knock off,
  • wipe out,
  • surpass,
  • outstrip,
  • flax,
  • exceed,
  • waste,
  • cream,
  • shut down,
  • triumph over,
  • zap,
  • bulldoze,
  • triumph,
  • trash,
  • tan,
  • drub,
  • get the better of,
  • lambaste,
  • top,
  • blank,
  • beat up,
  • take down,
  • better,
  • let have it,
  • total,
  • wipe the floor with,
  • take care of,
  • whip,
  • thrash,
  • beat,
  • wax,
  • prevail,
  • put away,
  • ko,
  • wallop,
  • whop,
  • floor.
  •conquer (verb)
  • frustrate,
  • humble,
  • thwart,
  • overthrow,
  • rout,
  • checkmate,
  • bring to knees,
  • circumvent,
  • surmount,
  • quell,
  • subjugate,
  • crush,
  • succeed,
  • vanquish,
  • outwit,
  • overpower,
  • trample underfoot,
  • subdue,
  • foil,
  • worst,
  • discomfit,
  • control,
  • reduce,
  • overmaster,
  • throw,
  • wipe off map,
  • override.
  •govern (verb)
  • check,
  • regulate,
  • directionalize,
  • handle,
  • dominate,
  • restrain,
  • rule,
  • predispose,
  • discipline,
  • direct,
  • guide,
  • boss,
  • incline,
  • curb,
  • determine,
  • steer,
  • contain,
  • tame,
  • dispose,
  • bridle,
  • manage,
  • decide,
  • underlie,
  • shepherd,
  • sway,
  • inhibit.
  •overcome (verb)
  • hurdle,
  • get around,
  • come out on top,
  • survive,
  • knock over,
  • outlive,
  • prostrate,
  • shock,
  • drown,
  • render,
  • best,
  • rise above,
  • overwhelm,
  • win,
  • whelm,
  • weather,
  • be victorious,
  • down,
  • knock socks off,
  • stun.
  •subdue (verb)
  • quiet,
  • temper,
  • trample,
  • defeat,
  • mellow,
  • break in,
  • beat down,
  • drop,
  • bear down,
  • put down,
  • quieten,
  • extinguish,
  • repress,
  • overrun,
  • suppress,
  • gentle,
  • get under control,
  • soften,
  • quash,
  • get the upper hand,
  • tone down,
  • quench,
  • squelch,
  • break.
  •upset (verb)
  • topple,
  • outplay,
  • overturn.
  •wear (verb)
  • exasperate,
  • enervate,
  • weaken,
  • fatigue,
  • tax,
  • harass,
  • wear down,
  • exhaust,
  • drain,
  • irk,
  • vex,
  • weary,
  • pester,
  • annoy.

Antonyms for Gets the better of:

• v.

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