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ADJECTIVE | 1 | best | (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities |
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2 | best, better | (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable | |
ADVERB | 1 | best | In a most excellent way or manner |
2 | best | It would be sensible | |
3 | best, better | From a position of superiority or authority | |
NOUN | 1 | best | The supreme effort one can make |
2 | best, topper | The person who is most outstanding or excellent | |
3 | Best, C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Best | Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978) | |
VERB | 1 | best, outdo, outflank, trump, scoop | Get the better of |
Sounds | beh'st |
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Rhymes | abreast, addressed, alkahest, and 73 more rhymes in ehst at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities. |
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Examples | "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" |
Similar | champion, prizewinning; finest, high-grade, top-quality, top-grade; first, foremost, world-class; go-to-meeting, Sunday-go-to-meeting; optimum, optimal; primo; record-breaking; second-best; superfine; unexcelled, unexceeded, unsurpassed; unsurpassable |
See also | incomparable, uncomparable; good; superior; top |
Contrary | worst |
Usage | superlative |
Meaning | (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable. |
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Examples | "the White House thought it best not to respond" |
Synonyms | better |
Similar to | advisable |
Usage | comparative |
Meaning | The supreme effort one can make. |
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Examples | "they did their best" |
Broader | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try |
Contrary | worst |
Meaning | The person who is most outstanding or excellent. Someone who tops all others. |
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Examples | "he could beat the best of them" |
Synonyms | topper |
Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul |
Meaning | 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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Synonyms | C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Best |
Broader | physiologist |
Meaning | In a most excellent way or manner. |
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Examples | "he played best after a couple of martinis" |
Meaning | It would be sensible. |
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Examples | "you'd best stay at home" |
Meaning | From a position of superiority or authority. |
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Examples | "father knows best" |
Synonyms | better |
Meaning | Get the better of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Model | The fighter managed to best his opponent |
Examples | "the goal was to best the competition" |
Synonyms | outdo, outflank, trump, scoop |
Narrower | outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart |
Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish |