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Adjective: best best- (superlative of 'good') having the most positive qualities
"the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" - (comparative and superlative of 'well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
"the White House thought it best not to respond" - better Adverb: best best- In a most excellent way or manner
"he played best after a couple of martinis" - It would be sensible
"you'd best stay at home" - From a position of superiority or authority
"father knows best" - better Noun: best best- The supreme effort one can make
"they did their best" - The person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
"he could beat the best of them" - topper [Brit], crème de la crème Verb: best best- Get the better of
"the goal was to best the competition" - outdo, outflank, trump, scoop, outgun Noun: Best- Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)
- C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Best Adjective: good (better,best) gûd- Having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
"good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" - Having the normally expected amount
"gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" - full - Morally admirable
- Deserving of esteem and respect
"ruined the family's good name" - estimable, honorable [US], respectable, honourable [Brit, Cdn] - Promoting or enhancing well-being
"the experience was good for her" - beneficial - Agreeable or pleasing
"we all had a good time"; "good manners" - Of moral excellence
"a genuinely good person" - just, upright - Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
"a good mechanic" - adept, expert, practiced [N. Amer], proficient, skillful [N. Amer], skilful [Brit, Cdn], practised [Brit, Cdn] - Thorough
"had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning" - With or in a close or intimate relationship
"a good friend" - dear, near - Financially sound
"a good investment" - dependable, safe, secure - Most suitable or right for a particular purpose
"a good time to plant tomatoes" - right, ripe - Resulting favourably
"it's a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed" - well - Exerting force or influence
"a warranty good for two years" - effective, in effect, in force - Capable of pleasing
"good looks" - Appealing to the mind
"good music" - serious - In excellent physical condition
"good teeth"; "I still have one good leg" - sound - Tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
"a good night's sleep" - salutary - Not forged
"a good dollar bill" - honest - Not left to spoil
"the meat is still good" - undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt - Generally admired
"good taste"
Derived forms: bested, besting, bests See also: acceptable, advantageous, advisable, ample, angelic, angelical, bang-up, beatific, better, bully, champion, close, complete, corking, cracking, dandy, discriminating, echt, favorable [US], favourable [Brit, Cdn], first, foremost, fortunate, fresh, genuine, good, good enough, goodish, goodness, goody-goody, go-to-meeting, great, groovy, grouse [Austral, NZ], healthful, healthy, high-grade, hot, incomparable, intellectual, keen, moral, neat, nice, nifty, not bad, obedient, operative, opportune, optimal, optimum, peachy, pleasing, primo, prizewinning, quality, record-breaking, redeeming, redemptive, reputable, respectable, right, righteous, ripper [Austral], sainted, saintlike, saintly, satisfactory, saving, second-best, skilled, slap-up, smashing, solid, sound, Sunday-go-to-meeting, superb, superfine, superior, swell, top, top-grade, top-quality, uncomparable, unexceeded, unexcelled, unsurpassable, unsurpassed, virtuous, well behaved, well-behaved, white, world-beating, world-class, worthy Type of: attempt, beat, beat out, crush, effort, endeavor [US], endeavour [Brit, Cdn], individual, mortal, person, physiologist, shell, somebody, someone, soul, trounce, try, vanquish Antonym: bad, evil, worst Encyclopedia: Best, NC Best, Best Best Best, Netherlands Best, worst and average case Best, Texas Best, North Carolina Good, Roger Good, Highest, The Good Good, WV Good, giving and game Good, giving, and game Good, West Virginia |