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at worst

ADVERB
partly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
at least partially slightly somewhat
WEAK
at best at most 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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Yet enforcement of firearm relinquishment remains at best inconsistent and at worst nonexistent.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

The pushback there is tepid at best and non-existent at worst.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

John Davies, then Bishop of Swansea and Brecon emailed Morgan, who was Archbishop of Wales at that time, and said he hoped Pierce would get a caution at worst or "nothing further done at best".

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

People wanted to like him, they wanted to believe him, but he was undependable and self-centered at best, mischievous or evil at worst.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman