Best Synonyms and Antonyms

bĕst
Applied especially to people
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. of the elite
  2. belonging to the upper classes
  3. socially preferred
  4. aristocratic; see cultured
  5. distinguishedcultured
  6. distinguished
  7. aristocratic
  8. 3
  9. 1
The superlative or most preferable part of something
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. choice
  2. cream
  3. elite
  4. flower
  5. pick
  6. top
  7. tops
  8. first
  9. favorite
  10. finest
  11. prime
  12. crème de la crème (French)
  13. utmost
  14. salt-of-the-earth
  15. pick of the crop
  16. cream-of-the-crop
  17. crème de la crème (French)
  18. favorable
  19. crème de la crème
  20. fortunate
  21. advantageous
  22. skillfully
  23. chosen
  24. ably
  25. capably
  26. as well as one can
  27. at-most
  28. under the most favorable conditions
  29. under the most favorable circumstances
  30. according to the most favorable interpretation
  31. topper
  32. at the outside
  33. well
  34. in one's prime
  35. at the top of one's form
  36. in one's best mood
  37. outdo
  38. overcome
  39. highlight
  40. defeat
  41. outwit
  42. tolerate
  43. get by
  44. manage
  45. ne-plus-ultra
  46. make-do
  47. prize
  48. excellently
  49. preeminence
  50. ultimacy
  51. vintage
Antonyms:
  1. worst
Friendly greetings
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. regard
  2. respect
Generally excellent
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. choicest
  2. finest
  3. greatest
  4. soundest
  5. highest
  6. first
  7. transcendent
  8. prime
  9. premium
  10. supreme
  11. optimum
  12. incomparable
  13. culminating
  14. preeminent
  15. leading
  16. crowning
  17. sans pareil (French)
  18. paramount
  19. matchless
  20. nonpareil
  21. unrivaled
  22. unparalleled
  23. unsurpassed
  24. second-to-none
  25. in a class by itself
  26. nonesuch
  27. unequaled
  28. unexcelled
  29. inimitable
  30. beyond compare
  31. superlative
  32. foremost
  33. peerless
  34. champion
  35. top
  36. prize
  37. most desirable
  38. most suitable
  39. most favorable
  40. most advantageous
  41. most outstanding
  42. tip-top
Antonyms:
  1. worst
  2. poorest
  3. lowest
  4. meanest
To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. defeat
  2. worst
  3. overcome
  4. beat
  5. conquer
  6. master
  7. get-the-better-of
  8. prevail against
  9. rout
  10. subdue
  11. subjugate
  12. surmount
  13. triumph over
  14. vanquish
  15. trim
  16. outdo
  17. whip
  18. ace
  19. lick
Antonyms:
  1. lose
  2. surrender
  3. give up
  4. relent
Correct, right
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. ripest
  2. amplest
  3. rightest
Antonyms:
  1. incorrect
  2. not right
  3. rottenest
Financially sound
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. safest
  2. fullest
  3. securest
  4. roundest
  5. completest
Utmost
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. largest
  2. tidiest
  3. greatest
  4. healthiest
  5. biggest
Antonyms:
  1. worst
  2. evilest
Having or marked by uprightness in principle and action
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. truest
Thorough
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. fussiest
Real
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. soundest
  2. realest
Antonyms:
  1. fakest
  2. falsest
Applied especially to actions
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. noblest
  2. sincerest
  3. most magnanimous
  4. most creditable
  5. most illustrious
  6. most glorious
  7. most honorable
  8. most praiseworthy
  9. greatest
  10. kindest
  11. nicest
  12. fairest
  13. brightest
Antonyms:
  1. least
  2. fewest
Moral, virtuous
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. pleasantest
  2. strictest
  3. nicest
Antonyms:
  1. vilest
  2. naughtiest
  3. evilest
  4. wickedest
Not counterfeit or copied
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. truest
  2. realest
Kind, giving
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. kindliest
Antonyms:
  1. meanest
  2. worst
Healthy
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. soundest
  2. nicest
Honorable
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. worthiest
Sound
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. ablest
  2. stablest
  3. solidest
  4. safest
Pleasant
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. nicest
  2. bonniest
Proper
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. fittest
Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. C. H. Best
  2. charles herbert best
From a position of superiority or authority
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. better
Most excellently
(Adverb)
Antonyms:
  1. worst

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