Synonyms for second best
sec·ond best

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1. runner-up, second bestadjective

   the competitor who finishes second

   Synonyms:
   runner-up

   Antonyms:
   worst

2. second-bestadverb

   next to the best

   "his second-best bed"

   Antonyms:
   worst

3. second-bestadverb

   in second place

   "he came off second-best"

   Antonyms:
   worst

Suggested Resources

1. second best

   Read the full text of the Second Best poem by Rupert Brooke on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Aristotle:

   We must as second best...take the least of the evils.

2. David J. Schwartz:

   It is well to respect the leader. Learn from him. Observe him. Study him. But don't worship him. Believe you can surpass. Believe you can go beyond. Those who harbor the second-best attitude are invariably second-best doers.

3. Pat Keon:

   The flip in investor sentiment regarding high-yield funds can be seen in the group's fund-flows results, as they had net outflows of $20.7 billion in Q4 - second worst quarterly net outflow ever - and they have taken in $14.3 billion in net new money in Q1 - the second best quarterly net inflow ever.

4. Hilaire Belloc:

   It is the best of all trades, to make songs, and the second best to sing them.

5. Peter Larson:

   I think it's probably the second best place she could have been, people can see her and get the same excitement that I have for her.