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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How to use second best in a sentence?

1. Nick Terry:

   Do not accept second best.

2. George Carlin:

   Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.

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. Alexander Rossi:

   It’s always a little disappointing when you start on the pole and can’t convert, but it was generally a good day, i think Josef had a little bit better pace than us. I think we were the second-best car. I got pretty aggressive on the restart there to try and do something and just kind of overstepped a little bit. That’s what allowed Marcus to get by.

5. Isaac Mashman:

   The best bet is in yourself, the second best is in a cup of coffee.