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Gets the better of

Synonyms for "gets the better of" (63 found)

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Informal (16)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

fix settle lick

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Noun, verb, slang(3 words)

Verb, slang(5 words)

destroy do in get around pass the buck get round

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

General use (47)

Noun, verb(10 words)

ruin put defeat lather trounce overreach drub outreach outrun outpoint

Name, noun, verb(2 words)

Verb(25 words)

defeat overcome evade circumvent lambaste deceive victimize elude surmount outmaneuver outwit outdo outsmart outshine outclass rise above outgeneral go one better outflank outsail

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outfight outguess outplay beat hollow outfigure

Adj, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, verb(1 words)

Adjective(1 words)

skin alive triumph over beat all hollow give the slip give the runaround prevail over

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