get the better of

Synonyms:

defeat, overcome

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demolish, destroy

defeat soundly

beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

wallop

defeat soundly and utterly

down

bring down or defeat (an opponent)

overrun

seize the position of and defeat

lurch, skunk

defeat by a lurch

expel, rout, rout out

cause to flee

upset

defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

nose

defeat by a narrow margin

conquer

overcome by conquest

come through, make it, pull round, pull through, survive

continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)

smash

overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)

swallow

engulf and destroy

cut to ribbons

defeat totally

outpoint, outscore

score more points than one's opponents

walk over

beat easily

eliminate

remove from a contest or race

mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst

defeat thoroughly

whomp

beat overwhelmingly

get the best, have the best, overcome

overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle

defeat disastrously

get the jump

be there first

cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft

defeat someone through trickery or deceit

exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass

be or do something to a greater degree

get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount

get on top of; deal with successfully

best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump

get the better of

outfight

to fight better than; get the better of

overmaster, overpower, overwhelm

overcome by superior force

checkmate, mate

place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

immobilise, immobilize

make defenseless

outplay

excel or defeat in a game

bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight