Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun betterment

3 senses of betterment

Sense 1
improvement, betterment, advance -- (a change for the better; progress in development)
       => transformation, transmutation, shift -- (a qualitative change)

Sense 2
betterment -- (an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility)
       => improvement, melioration -- (a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement")

Sense 3
amelioration, melioration, betterment -- (the act of relieving ills and changing for the better)
       => improvement -- (the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property")