- best
- 1. adjective
1)
the best hotel in Rhode Island
Syn:finest, greatest, top, foremost, leading, preeminent, premier, prime, first, chief, principal, supreme, of the highest quality, superlative, par excellence, unrivaled, second to none, without equal, nonpareil, unsurpassed, peerless, matchless, unparalleled, unbeaten, unbeatable, optimum, optimal, ultimate, incomparable, ideal, perfect; highest, record-breaking; informal star, number-one, a cut above the rest, top-drawer, the Cadillac of, the Rolls-Royce ofAnt:worst2)do whatever you think best
Syn:most advantageous, most useful, most suitable, most fitting, most appropriate; most prudent, most sensible, most advisable2. adverb1)the best-dressed man
Syn:to the highest standard, in the best wayAnt:worst2)the food he liked best
Syn:most, to the highest/greatest degreeAnt:least3)this is best done at home
Syn:most advantageously, most usefully, most suitably, most fittingly, most appropriately; most sensibly, most prudently, most wisely; better3. noun1)only the best will do
Syn:finest, choicest, top, cream, choice, prime, elite, crème de la crème, flower, jewel in the crown, nonpareil; informal tops, pick of the bunch2)she dressed in her best
Syn:best clothes, finery, Sunday best; informal glad rags3)give her my best
Syn:best wishes, regards, kind/kindest regards, greetings, compliments, felicitations, respects; love4. verb, informalshe was not to be bested
- had bestSyn:defeat, beat, get the better of, outdo, outwit, outsmart, worst, be more than a match for, prevail over, vanquish, trounce, triumph over; surpass, outclass, outshine, put someone in the shade, overshadow, eclipse; informal lick
Thesaurus of popular words. 2014.