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

“It’s not that long ago where, if you talked to a House or Senate Democrat, there were a nontrivial number who were, at worst, tariff-curious,” Kumar said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

It’s a contradiction at best, and hypocrisy at worst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Any effort they made to defend the territory was clumsy at best, and hopeless, at worst.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

at worst

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