Antonyms for bestbest

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1. bestverb

   Synonyms:
   worst

2. bestnoun

   To beat in a contest; to surpass in skill or achievement.

   I did my best.

   Synonyms:
   worst

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1. • Effort
   • Person

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. bestnoun

   the supreme effort one can make

   "they did their best"

   Antonyms:
   worst, lowest, last, bottom, inadvisable, last-place, pessimal, unadvisable, pessimum(a)

   Synonyms:
   topper

2. best, toppernoun

   the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others

   "he could beat the best of them"

   Antonyms:
   worst, inadvisable, pessimal, unadvisable, bottom, last, lowest, pessimum(a), last-place

   Synonyms:
   high hat, opera hat, silk hat, top hat, dress hat, topper, stovepipe, beaver

3. Best, 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)

   Antonyms:
   worst, lowest, unadvisable, last-place, pessimum(a), bottom, inadvisable, last, pessimal

   Synonyms:
   topper

4. bestadjective

   (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"

   Antonyms:
   worst, unadvisable, lowest, pessimum(a), pessimal, bottom, last-place, last, inadvisable

   Synonyms:
   better(p), best(p)

5. better(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"

   Antonyms:
   worst, bottom, pessimal, unadvisable, last-place, inadvisable, last, pessimum(a), lowest

6. outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoopadverb

   get the better of

   "the goal was to best the competition"

   Antonyms:
   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, surpass

7. bestadverb

   in a most excellent way or manner

   "he played best after a couple of martinis"

   Antonyms:
   worst, last, unadvisable, inadvisable, lowest, pessimal, pessimum(a), last-place, bottom

   Synonyms:
   better

8. bestadverb

   it would be sensible

   "you'd best stay at home"

   Antonyms:
   worst, last-place, unadvisable, last, pessimal, lowest, inadvisable, bottom, pessimum(a)

   Synonyms:
   better

9. better, bestadverb

   from a position of superiority or authority

   "father knows best"; "I know better."

   Antonyms:
   worst, inadvisable, pessimal, lowest, pessimum(a), last-place, bottom, last, unadvisable

   Synonyms:
   better

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. bestadjective

   Synonyms:
   supreme, consummate, superlative, crowning, incomparable, utmost

How to use best in a sentence?

1. Huawei Technologies Co Inc:

   The equipment, to the best of HT USA's knowledge, remains in a bureaucratic limbo in an Alaskan warehouse.

2. Teresa Senserrick:

   I say the same, for example, in my work with young drivers – you don’t want to jump in a car immediately after a break up with your girlfriend/boyfriend or a fight with a best friend or parent, for example, a lot of things can impact on where our ‘headspace’ is when we are driving and we can’t always avoid this, but we can try to be mindful that we might not be in the best state to drive and purposefully draw our attention away from distracting thoughts and influences to concentrating on the immediate traffic environment.

3. Keith Mortman:

   A lot of us, we are walking in the dark with this, so we want to understand it as best we can. This was our first patient, but I am sure he is the first of what will likely become many in the coming weeks.

4. Gainesville Police Chief Jay Parrish:

   The student who immediately reported this to school officials saved lives, she had written down how she wanted to do it, the best way to do it. She had procured some butcher knives, kitchen knives to do the attack with.

5. Suniya Luthar:

   It's not easy. It's perplexing. It's bewildering, this business of being a 'good enough' parent, and to think that just because we are highly-educated or well-read, we have the right answers, that we know the best thing to do and can follow through in doing it, is so very misguided.

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