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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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It also means you can only access geo-restricted content from three countries using Avast, which, given that most streaming services block access over VPN, is still better than nothing.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

“It’s better than nothing, and it has taken a long time, but it won’t even come close to the victim’s suffering.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

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

From MarketWatch • Nov. 1, 2025

The white patent leather is scratched a bit, and the bottoms are slightly worn out, but they’re better than nothing.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles