bettering

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noun

improvement

Similar
amelioratingameliorativeamelioratoryamendatorycorrectiveremedial
Opposite
worsening
OriginMiddle English beterynge →
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of better
nounbettering (plural betterings)

plural betterings

  1. improvement

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivechanging for the better

Similar
amelioratingameliorativeamelioratoryamendatorycorrectiveremedial
Opposite
worsening
Also see
ameliorativeamelioratoryamendatorycorrectivemeliorativeremedial

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbeterynge
  2. Englishbettering

From Middle English beterynge; equivalent to better + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Bettinger
Cite this entry
APA

bettering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bettering

MLA

“bettering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bettering. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bettering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bettering.

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