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Antonyms for bestbest
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Princeton's WordNet
bestnoun
the supreme effort one can make
"they did their best"
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worst, lowest, last, bottom, inadvisable, last-place, pessimal, unadvisable, pessimum(a)Synonyms:
topperbest, toppernoun
the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
"he could beat the best of them"
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worst, inadvisable, pessimal, unadvisable, bottom, last, lowest, pessimum(a), last-placeSynonyms:
high hat, opera hat, silk hat, top hat, dress hat, topper, stovepipe, beaverBest, C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Bestadjective
Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)
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worst, lowest, unadvisable, last-place, pessimum(a), bottom, inadvisable, last, pessimalSynonyms:
topperbestadjective
(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities
"the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"
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worst, unadvisable, lowest, pessimum(a), pessimal, bottom, last-place, last, inadvisablebetter(p), best(p)verb
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
"it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond"
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worst, bottom, pessimal, unadvisable, last-place, inadvisable, last, pessimum(a), lowestoutdo, outflank, trump, best, scoopadverb
get the better of
"the goal was to best the competition"
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worst, last, bottom, last-place, inadvisable, unadvisable, pessimal, lowest, pessimum(a)Synonyms:
trump out, outflank, outmatch, exceed, scoop, outgo, go around, surmount, outperform, lift out, take up, ruff, scoop up, outstrip, scoop out, trump, outdo, surpassbestadverb
in a most excellent way or manner
"he played best after a couple of martinis"
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worst, last, unadvisable, inadvisable, lowest, pessimal, pessimum(a), last-place, bottomSynonyms:
betterbestadverb
it would be sensible
"you'd best stay at home"
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worst, last-place, unadvisable, last, pessimal, lowest, inadvisable, bottom, pessimum(a)Synonyms:
betterbetter, bestadverb
from a position of superiority or authority
"father knows best"; "I know better."
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worst, inadvisable, pessimal, lowest, pessimum(a), last-place, bottom, last, unadvisableSynonyms:
better
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
bestadjective
Synonyms:
supreme, consummate, superlative, crowning, incomparable, utmost
How to use best in a sentence?
I'd rather have the guy over here who's trying to get me the best deal possible, instead of conceding from the start, and maybe America needs scaring a little bit.
It’s a little rocky, i don’t think it’s the best it could be, that’s all I could say.
My plans for these championships were, in the best case, to catch one medal, it doesn't matter which color, so I reached my goals and everything that happens now is just super good.
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
You work within the rules as best you can to win the game. Unfortunately, the Treasury has abused its authority and made up its own rules, read shouldn't be the fall guy.
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