bettering
Raising the standard
Bettering is improving or making better.
The word appears in contexts of self-improvement or social advancement: She devoted herself to bettering her circumstances.
To better oneself is to improve one's position through education, work, or cultivation.
Bettering can also mean surpassing: He had no hope of bettering her score.
Becoming more capable
- enhancingIncreasing quality or value
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
- perfectingMaking something ideal
optimizing · tweaking · finessing · honing · sharpening · fine-tuning · adjusting · correcting
Increase in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- self-helpUnassisted personal development
- self-developmentIntentional personal growth
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
discipline · habits · mindset · transformation · empowerment · self-mastery · self-care · wellness
Movement toward improvement
- elevationHeight above reference point
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- risingAct of ascending
ascending · achievement · success · attainment · accomplishment · leapfrogging · surpassing · excelling
Making something current
- modernizingMaking something current
- overhaulingComprehensive repair or renovation
- renovatingRestoring to good condition
- retrofittingUpdating existing with new
revamping · refreshing · replacing · converting · boosting · augmenting · amplifying · fortifying
Going beyond limits
- surpassingGoing beyond in quality
- toppingFood's finishing layer
- bestingOvercoming in competition
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
one-upping · outdoing · outshining · eclipsing · trumping · overtaking · defeating · conquering
improving
Becoming more capable
- enhancingIncreasing quality or value
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
perfecting · optimizing · tweaking · finessing · honing · sharpening · fine-tuning · adjusting · correcting · amending
growth
Increase in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- self-helpUnassisted personal development
- self-developmentIntentional personal growth
motivation · discipline · habits · mindset · transformation · empowerment · self-mastery · self-care · wellness · actualization
progress
Movement toward improvement
- elevationHeight above reference point
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- climbingAscending by physical effort
rising · ascending · achievement · success · attainment · accomplishment · leapfrogging · surpassing · excelling · outperforming
updating
Making something current
- modernizingMaking something current
- overhaulingComprehensive repair or renovation
- renovatingRestoring to good condition
retrofitting · revamping · refreshing · replacing · converting · boosting · augmenting · amplifying · fortifying · strengthening
exceeding
Going beyond limits
- surpassingGoing beyond in quality
- toppingFood's finishing layer
- bestingOvercoming in competition
beating · one-upping · outdoing · outshining · eclipsing · trumping · overtaking · defeating · conquering · prevailing
betteringworsening
Becoming more severe
deteriorating · declining · degrading · aggravating · exacerbating
betteringfalling behind
trailing · following · underperforming · lagging · lagging behind