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Synonyms of best in English:
best
See definition of best
adjective
1‘the best hotel in Paris’
SYNONYMS
finest, greatest, top, foremost, leading, pre-eminent, premier, prime, first, chief, principal, supreme, of the highest quality, superlative, unrivalled, second to none, without equal, nonpareil, unsurpassed, unsurpassable, peerless, matchless, unparalleled, unbeaten, unbeatable, unexcelled, optimum, optimal, ultimate, surpassing, incomparable, ideal, perfect
highest, record-breaking
British top of the range
US top of the line
par excellence
informal star, number-one, one-in-a-million, a cut above the rest, top-drawer
rare unexampled
ANTONYMS
worst
2‘do whatever you think best’
SYNONYMS
most advantageous, most suitable, most fitting, most appropriate, most apt
most prudent, most sensible, most advisable, most desirable
adverb
1‘the best-dressed man in Britain’
SYNONYMS
to the highest standard, in the best way
ANTONYMS
worst
2‘the food he liked best’
SYNONYMS
most, to the greatest degree, to the highest degree
ANTONYMS
least
3‘this is best done at home’
SYNONYMS
most sensibly, most prudently, most wisely, most suitably, most fittingly, most advantageously, most usefully
better
noun
1‘people for whom only the best will do’
SYNONYMS
finest, top, cream, choice, choicest, prime, elite, crème de la crème, flower, jewel in the crown, nonpareil
informal the tops, the pick of the bunch
2‘he always tries to see the best in others’
SYNONYMS
most favourable aspect, most pleasant aspect, best point
advantage, asset, virtue, good point
3‘she dressed in her best’
SYNONYMS
best clothes, finery, Sunday best
informal best bib and tucker, glad rags
4‘give her my best when you see her’
SYNONYMS
best wishes, regards, kind regards, kindest regards, greetings, compliments, compliments of the season, felicitations, respects
love
verb
1‘he won't like being bested by a woman’
SYNONYMS
defeat, beat, get the better of, gain the advantage over, get the upper hand over, outdo, outwit, outsmart, worst, be more than a match for, prevail over, conquer, vanquish, trounce, triumph over
surpass, outclass, outshine, put someone in the shade, overshadow, eclipse
lick, get one over on
US own
Phrases
had best
‘I'd best be going’
SYNONYMS
ought to, should
at one's best
‘Lily was not at her best yesterday’
SYNONYMS
on top form, in the pink, in great shape, in the best of health
peak, prime
on song
in fine feather
do one's best
‘Caroline had done her best to help him’
SYNONYMS
do one's utmost, try one's hardest, try as hard as one can, make every effort, spare no effort, do all one can, give one's all, be at pains
bend over backwards, fall over backwards, lean over backwards, do one's damnedest, go all out, pull out all the stops, bust a gut, break one's neck, move heaven and earth
do one's darnedest, do one's durnedest
go for the doctor
