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at best

ADVERB
partly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
at least partially slightly somewhat
WEAK
at most at worst bit by bit by degrees carelessly halfway in a general way in bits and pieces in part in some measure in some ways inadequately incompletely insufficiently little by little measurably not entirely not fully not strictly speaking not wholly notably noticeably piece by piece piecemeal relatively so far as possible to a certain degree to a certain extent up to a certain point within limits
Antonyms
WEAK
completely totally wholly

Example Sentences

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Pope Leo XIV is at best a footnote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

While the tone was downbeat, or at best cautious, what was remarkable was how little the Fund changed its global growth outlook from its January update.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

This creates short-term duplication and confusion at best — and mid- to long-term losses, at worst.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

As a satire, it’s almost too implied — the filmmakers barely bother to develop their ideas, figuring correctly that people already agree the internet is, at best, a neutral-evil.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

There were at best hints here and there in the old books of things that might be like the shadow-beast.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin