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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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As a result of the war, German industry faces stagnation at best this year, the country’s BDI industrial association said last month, with the conflict creating additional uncertainty and strain for companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

There is a long tradition of wealthy, self-funding candidates, and the results are mixed at best.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

"It won't exceed five percent, at best," said Thomazo.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

The first 40 minutes of the Women's Six Nations was, at best, a half for the purists.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

People too firmly rooted to the center of their lives find such questions uncongenial at best, quite distasteful at worst.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos