at best

adverbial phrase

Meaning

Used to suggest that the most positive or optimistic outcome of a situation is still not very good.

Examples

The weather forecast predicts rain, or at best, a cloudy afternoon.
His explanation was, at best, a half-truth designed to avoid trouble.

Synonyms: optimistically, at most, in the best case

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at best

adverbial phrase

Pronunciation: æt bɛst

Definition

Used to suggest that the most positive or optimistic outcome of a situation is still not very good.

Examples

The weather forecast predicts rain, or at best, a cloudy afternoon.
His explanation was, at best, a half-truth designed to avoid trouble.

Synonyms of at best

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Antonyms of at best

Words with the opposite meaning to at best:

at worst

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