Is that any way to speak to your elders and betters?
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Betters
Synonyms for "betters" (258 found)
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Verb(4 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (77)
clearcompensatecontrolconvertconvertedcorrectcultivatecurecureddeformdegeneratedenaturedesirabledeviantdignifydingdistinguisheddivergentdiversifyease
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eclipsingedifyeducateelderelevateemendeminentenhanceenlightenenrichexceedexceedingexcelexcellentexcellingexceptionalfattenfavorfavoredfavoringfitforwardfostergamblergamestergo one bettergo straightgreaterhad betterhappierhealthierheightenhelphigherhigher-upilluminateimproveimprove onimprove uponin ascendancyin the ascendantincreaselardlargerliftmake an improvementmarkedmasterymelioratemendmetamorphosedmetastasized
Verb(5 words)
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mitigatemodifiedmodifymodulatemoremore desirablemostmutantmutatenurtureof choiceone up onoutdooutshineoutstandingoutstripoutweighoveroverbalanceoverbear
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overcomeoverpassoverthrowovertopperfectpolishpredominatepreferablepreferablypreferentialpreferredpreferringpreponderateprevailpromotepunterqualifiedqualifyraiserarere createre-createrealignrebuildrebuiltreconsiderreconstructrecoveredredesignrefinerefine uponrefitreformreformedremakerenewrenewedreshaperestorerestructurerevampreviverevivedrevolutionaryricherring the changesripenrivalingselectseniorshadeshift the sceneshuffle the cardssocializespeculatorsportstraighten outsubversivesubvertsuccesssupersuperiorsuperioritysuperiorssurmountsurpasssurpassingthink better ofthink twiceto be preferredtoptoppingtower abovetower overtranscendtranscendenttranscendentaltranscendingtransfiguretransformtransformedtranslatedtransmutedtriumphtrumpturn over a new leafturn the scaleturn the tablesturn the tideturn upside downunmitigatedupgradeupliftuppervaryvintagewagererwealthierwell-advisedwinwiserwork a changeworseworsen
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How dare you speak like that to your elders and betters!
Source: tatoeba (468719)
You should greet your betters by tipping your hat.
Source: tatoeba (477448)
Give place to your betters.
Source: tatoeba (7004105)
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