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better than nothing

ADJECTIVE

tolerable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adequate allowable bearable decent livable presentable respectable satisfactory sufficient sustainable

WEAK

all right average common endurable fair fair to middling fairly good goodish indifferent mediocre middling not bad okay ordinary passable run-of-the-mill so-so sufferable supportable tidy unexceptionable unexceptional unimpeachable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inadequate insufficient intolerable poor unacceptable unbearable unfit unrespectable unsuitable

WEAK

bad

Example Sentences

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But it's better than nothing, he thought: "It's good that the museum exists."

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

But that’s a lot better than nothing — which, until recently, was all medicine could offer those with dementia.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 1, 2025

He says seeing their efforts made him consider forgetting his plans, "but my girlfriend said: 'No, don't give up. Whatever you can do, it's better than nothing'."

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

“A little bit is better than nothing, and then a little bit more is better than that,” Raichlen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

It would be worth next to nothing in a fight, but that was better than nothing at all.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

better than nothing

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