bested
Won the contest
Bested is the past tense of best used as a verb, meaning to defeat or outdo someone in a contest or conflict.
To best an opponent is to get the better of them: She bested him in the debate.
The word often appears in contexts of rivalry or competition where one party proves superior to another.
Beaten by superior competition
- outplayedDefeated through better play
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
- outsmartedDefeated by cleverness
- outwittedDefeated by superior thinking
outfoxed · outshone · outmatched · outpaced · outstripped · outdone · exceeded · surpassed
outclassed
Beaten by superior competition
- outplayedDefeated through better play
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
- outsmartedDefeated by cleverness
outwitted · outfoxed · outshone · outmatched · outpaced · outstripped · outdone · exceeded · surpassed · eclipsed
vanquished
Defeated completely
overpowered · subdued · trounced · routed · crushed · thrashed · clobbered · drubbed · walloped · hammered
prevailed
Proved stronger ultimately
succeeded · mastered · surmounted · overcame · victory · conquest · supremacy · dominance · ascendancy · champion
besteddefeated
Overcome in contest
vanquished · conquered · trounced · routed · crushed
bestedundefeated
Having never lost
triumphant · victorious · unconquered · invincible · unbeaten
bestedsurpassed
Went past or beyond
outperformed · outshone · outclassed · exceeded · excelled
- best friendMost trusted companion
- the bestSuperlative in quality
- do your bestMake strongest possible attempt
- best wishesFriendly parting expression
- best manGroom's primary attendant
- at bestUnder optimal circumstances