best

adj

1. excellent, unexcelled, unsurpassed, fine, Inf. super, Inf. superfine; first-class, first-rate, Inf. crack; superior, choice, select; top, paramount, capital; outstanding, foremost, preeminent; venerable, highest, peerless; perfect, superlative, consummate-pure, genuine, sterling, gilt-edged, sound, wholesome, Inf. tip-top.

2. auspicious, propitious, golden, advantageous; best-suited, right, correct, fitting, apt; most desirable, enviable, covetable.

3. largest, most, greatest, biggest, longest, most sizeable, substantial, preponderant, goodly.

adv

4. excellently, most suitably, most advantageously, most fortunately, most happily.

5. greatly, extremely, most deeply, most highly, most fully.

6. as best one can try and try again, Inf. do one's darndest, fight the good fight, muddle through.

7. had best ought to, should, no doubt should.

n

8. finest, first, leading, top, foremost; strongest, most powerful, most vigorous, healthiest.

9. finery, fine things, finest clothing, Inf. best bib and tucker, Sunday best. See finery .

10. peak, prime, zenith, apex, height, Inf. top of one's form.

11. hardest, utmost, Inf. darndest, Inf. damnedest.

12. regards, kindest regards, best or good wishes, greetings, love, Sl. the big hello.

13. get or have the best ofa. benefit, win, Inf. come out ahead; have the upper hand or edge, Inf. hold the trump card.b. defeat, subdue, overpower, master, gain ascendancy or supremacy over, conquer.

14. make the best of manage, put up with, tolerate, make do, get by.

v

15. defeat, beat, conquer, get the better of. See def .13b.