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best
Overview of noun best
The noun best has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) best -- (the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best")
2. (2) best, topper -- (the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them")
3. Best, C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Best -- (Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978))
Overview of verb best
The verb best has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop -- (get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition")
Overview of adj best
The adj best has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (95) 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")
2. better, best -- ((comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond")
Overview of adj good
The adj good has 21 senses (first 14 from tagged texts)
1. (190) good -- (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")
2. (22) full, good -- (having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here")
3. (12) good -- (morally admirable)
4. (10) estimable, good, honorable, respectable -- (deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name")
5. (5) beneficial, good -- (promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her")
6. (4) good -- (agreeable or pleasing; "we all had a good time"; "good manners")
7. (3) good, just, upright -- (of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man")
8. (2) adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful -- (having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching")
9. (2) good -- (thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning")
10. (2) dear, good, near -- (with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear")
11. (1) dependable, good, safe, secure -- (financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment")
12. (1) good, right, ripe -- (most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes")
13. (1) good, well -- (resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well")
14. (1) effective, good, in effect, in force -- (exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)")
15. good -- (capable of pleasing; "good looks")
16. good, serious -- (appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book")
17. good, sound -- (in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body")
18. beneficial, good, salutary -- (tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air")
19. good -- (not forged; "a good dollar bill")
20. good, unspoiled, unspoilt -- (not left to spoil; "the meat is still good")
21. good -- (generally admired; "good taste")
Overview of adv best
The adv best has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (14) best -- (in a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis")
2. (6) best -- (it would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home")
3. better, best -- (from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better.")
Overview of adv well
The adv well has 13 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (76) well, good -- ((often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good")
2. (32) well -- (thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form; "The problem is well understood"; "she was well informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef", "well-satisfied customers"; "well-educated")
3. (16) well, easily -- (indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us")
4. (6) well -- ((used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully; "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be going on")
5. (4) well -- (to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; "the project was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs"; "his father was well pleased with his grades")
6. (4) well -- (favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book")
7. (2) well, considerably, substantially -- (to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially")
8. (1) well, intimately -- (with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well")
9. well -- (with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse")
10. well -- (with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well")
11. well, advantageously -- (in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle")
12. well, comfortably -- (in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died")
13. well -- (without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun best
3 senses of best
Sense 1
best
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
best, topper
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
Best, C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Best
INSTANCE OF=> physiologist
=> biologist, life scientist
=> scientist, man of science
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun best
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun best
3 senses of best
Sense 1
best
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
Sense 2
best, topper
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Sense 3
Best, C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Best
INSTANCE OF=> physiologist
Antonyms of noun best
1 of 3 senses of best
Sense 1
best
Antonym of worst (Sense 3)
=>worst
Member Holonyms of noun best
Substance Holonyms of noun best
Part Holonyms of noun best
Member Meronyms of noun best
Substance Meronyms of noun best
Part Meronyms of noun best
Meronyms of noun best
Holonyms of noun best
Attributes of noun best
Derived Forms of noun best
Domain of noun best
Domain Terms of noun best
Familiarity of noun best
best used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun best
3 senses of best
Sense 1
best
> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> batting
=> best
=> worst
=> bid, play
=> crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
=> essay
=> foray
=> contribution, part, share
=> liberation
=> mug's game
=> power play, squeeze play, squeeze
=> seeking
=> shot, stab
=> shot
=> striving, nisus, pains, strain
=> struggle, battle
=> takeover attempt
=> test, trial, run
=> test, trial
Sense 2
best, topper
> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> self
=> adult, grownup
=> adventurer, venturer
=> anomaly, unusual person
=> applicant, applier
=> appointee, appointment
=> capitalist
=> captor, capturer
=> changer, modifier
=> color-blind person
=> commoner, common man, common person
=> communicator
=> contestant
=> coward
=> creator
=> disputant, controversialist, eristic
=> engineer, applied scientist, technologist
=> entertainer
=> experimenter
=> expert
=> face
=> female, female person
=> individualist
=> inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
=> native, indigen, indigene
=> innocent, inexperienced person
=> intellectual, intellect
=> juvenile, juvenile person
=> lover
=> leader
=> male, male person
=> money handler, money dealer
=> national, subject
=> nonreligious person
=> nonworker
=> peer, equal, match, compeer
=> perceiver, percipient, observer, beholder
=> percher
=> precursor, forerunner
=> primitive, primitive person
=> religious person
=> sensualist
=> traveler, traveller
=> unfortunate, unfortunate person
=> unwelcome person, persona non grata
=> unskilled person
=> worker
=> African
=> person of color, person of colour
=> Black, Black person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid
=> White, white person, Caucasian
=> Amerindian, Native American
=> Slav
=> gentile
=> Jew, Hebrew, Israelite
=> Aries, Ram
=> Taurus, Bull
=> Gemini, Twin
=> Cancer, Crab
=> Leo, Lion
=> Virgo, Virgin
=> Libra, Balance
=> Scorpio, Scorpion
=> Sagittarius, Archer
=> Capricorn, Goat
=> Aquarius, Water Bearer
=> Pisces, Fish
=> abator
=> abjurer
=> abomination
=> abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker
=> achiever, winner, success, succeeder
=> acquaintance, friend
=> acquirer
=> active
=> actor, doer, worker
=> adjudicator
=> admirer
=> adoptee
=> adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister
=> advisee
=> advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent
=> affiant
=> agnostic, doubter
=> amateur
=> ancient
=> anti
=> anti-American
=> apprehender
=> appreciator
=> archaist
=> arrogator
=> assessee
=> asthmatic
=> authority
=> autodidact
=> baby boomer, boomer
=> baby buster, buster
=> bad guy
=> bad person
=> baldhead, baldpate, baldy
=> balker, baulker, noncompliant
=> bullfighter, toreador
=> bather
=> beard
=> bedfellow
=> bereaved, bereaved person
=> best, topper
=> biter
=> blogger
=> blond, blonde
=> bluecoat
=> bodybuilder, muscle builder, muscle-builder, musclebuilder, muscleman
=> bomber
=> brunet, brunette
=> buster
=> candidate, prospect
=> cardholder
=> case
=> cashier
=> celebrant, celebrator, celebrater
=> censor
=> chameleon
=> charmer, beguiler
=> child, baby
=> chutzpanik
=> closer
=> clumsy person
=> collector, aggregator
=> combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
=> complexifier
=> compulsive
=> computer user
=> contemplative
=> convert
=> copycat, imitator, emulator, ape, aper
=> counter
=> counterterrorist
=> crawler, creeper
=> creature, wight
=> creditor
=> cripple
=> dancer, social dancer
=> dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent, departed
=> deaf person
=> debaser, degrader
=> debtor, debitor
=> defecator, voider, shitter
=> delayer
=> deliverer
=> demander
=> dieter
=> differentiator, discriminator
=> disentangler, unraveler, unraveller
=> dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant
=> divider
=> domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent
=> double, image, look-alike
=> dresser
=> dribbler, driveller, slobberer, drooler
=> drug user, substance abuser, user
=> dyslectic
=> ectomorph
=> effecter, effector
=> Elizabethan
=> emotional person
=> endomorph
=> enjoyer
=> enrollee
=> ethnic
=> explorer, adventurer
=> extrovert, extravert
=> faddist
=> faller
=> fastener
=> fiduciary
=> first-rater
=> follower
=> free agent, free spirit, freewheeler
=> friend
=> fugitive, runaway, fleer
=> gainer
=> gainer, weight gainer
=> gambler
=> gatekeeper
=> gatherer
=> good guy
=> good person
=> granter
=> greeter, saluter, welcomer
=> grinner
=> groaner
=> grunter
=> guesser
=> handicapped person
=> hater
=> heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person, straight
=> homosexual, homophile, homo, gay
=> homunculus
=> hope
=> hoper
=> huddler
=> hugger
=> immune
=> insured, insured person
=> interpreter
=> introvert
=> Jat
=> jewel, gem
=> jumper
=> killer, slayer
=> relative, relation
=> kink
=> kneeler
=> knocker
=> knower, apprehender
=> large person
=> Latin
=> laugher
=> learner, scholar, assimilator
=> left-hander, lefty, southpaw
=> life
=> lightning rod
=> linguist, polyglot
=> literate, literate person
=> liver
=> longer, thirster, yearner
=> loose cannon
=> machine
=> mailer
=> malcontent
=> man
=> manipulator
=> man jack
=> married
=> masturbator, onanist
=> measurer
=> nonmember
=> mesomorph
=> mestizo, ladino
=> middlebrow
=> miracle man, miracle worker
=> misogamist
=> mixed-blood
=> modern
=> monolingual
=> mother hen
=> mouse
=> mutilator, maimer, mangler
=> namer
=> namesake
=> neglecter
=> neighbor, neighbour
=> neutral
=> nondescript
=> nonparticipant
=> nonpartisan, nonpartizan
=> nonperson, unperson
=> nonresident
=> nonsmoker
=> nude, nude person
=> nurser
=> occultist
=> optimist
=> orphan
=> ostrich
=> ouster, ejector
=> outcaste
=> outdoorsman
=> owner, possessor
=> pamperer, spoiler, coddler, mollycoddler
=> pansexual
=> pardoner, forgiver, excuser
=> partner
=> party
=> passer
=> personage
=> personification
=> perspirer, sweater
=> philosopher
=> picker, chooser, selector
=> pisser, urinator
=> planner, contriver, deviser
=> posturer
=> powderer
=> preserver
=> propositus
=> public relations person
=> pursuer
=> pussycat
=> quarter
=> quitter
=> radical
=> realist
=> rectifier
=> redhead, redheader, red-header, carrottop
=> registrant
=> reliever, allayer, comforter
=> repeater
=> rescuer, recoverer, saver
=> rester
=> restrainer, controller
=> revenant
=> rich person, wealthy person, have
=> right-hander, right hander, righthander
=> riser
=> romper
=> roundhead
=> ruler, swayer
=> rusher
=> scientist, man of science
=> scratcher
=> second-rater, mediocrity
=> seeder, cloud seeder
=> seeker, searcher, quester
=> segregate
=> sentimentalist, romanticist
=> sex object
=> shaker, mover and shaker
=> showman
=> signer, signatory
=> simpleton, simple
=> six-footer
=> skidder, slider, slipper
=> slave
=> slave
=> sleepyhead
=> sloucher
=> small person
=> smasher
=> smiler
=> sneezer
=> sniffer
=> sniffler, sniveler
=> snuffer
=> snuffler
=> socializer, socialiser
=> sort
=> sounding board
=> sphinx
=> spitter, expectorator
=> sport
=> sprawler
=> spurner
=> squinter, squint-eye
=> stifler, smotherer
=> stigmatic, stigmatist
=> stooper
=> struggler
=> subject, case, guinea pig
=> supernumerary
=> surrenderer, yielder
=> survivalist
=> survivor
=> suspect
=> tagger
=> tagger
=> tapper
=> tempter
=> termer
=> terror, scourge, threat
=> testator, testate
=> thin person, skin and bones, scrag
=> third-rater
=> thrower
=> tiger
=> totemist
=> toucher
=> transfer, transferee
=> transsexual, transexual
=> transvestite, cross-dresser
=> trier, attempter, essayer
=> turner
=> tyrant
=> undoer, opener, unfastener, untier
=> user
=> vanisher
=> victim, dupe
=> Victorian
=> visionary
=> visually impaired person
=> waiter
=> waker
=> walk-in
=> wanter, needer
=> ward
=> warrior
=> watcher
=> weakling, doormat, wuss
=> wiggler, wriggler, squirmer
=> winker
=> withholder
=> witness
=> worldling
=> yawner
Sense 3
Best, C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Best
> physiologist
HAS INSTANCE=> Adrian, Edgar Douglas Adrian, Baron Adrian
HAS INSTANCE=> Banting, F. G. Banting, Sir Frederick Grant Banting
HAS INSTANCE=> Bernard, Claude Bernard
HAS INSTANCE=> Best, C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Best
HAS INSTANCE=> Eccles, John Eccles, Sir John Carew Eccles
HAS INSTANCE=> Einthoven, Willem Einthoven
HAS INSTANCE=> Galvani, Luigi Galvani
HAS INSTANCE=> Haldane, John Haldane, John Scott Haldane
HAS INSTANCE=> Helmholtz, Hermann von Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz
HAS INSTANCE=> Hess, Walter Hess, Walter Rudolf Hess
HAS INSTANCE=> Hoagland, Hudson Hoagland
HAS INSTANCE=> Hodgkin, Alan Hodgkin, Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
HAS INSTANCE=> Huxley, Andrew Huxley, Andrew Fielding Huxley
HAS INSTANCE=> Loeb, Jacques Loeb
HAS INSTANCE=> Macleod, John Macleod, John James Rickard Macleod
HAS INSTANCE=> Muller, Johannes Peter Muller
HAS INSTANCE=> Pavlov, Ivan Pavlov, Ivan Petrovich Pavlov
HAS INSTANCE=> Pincus, Gregory Pincus, Gregory Goodwin Pincus
HAS INSTANCE=> Purkinje, Jan Evangelista Purkinje, Johannes Evangelista Purkinje
HAS INSTANCE=> Schleiden, Matthias Schleiden, M. J. Schleiden
HAS INSTANCE=> Schwann, Theodor Schwann
HAS INSTANCE=> Sherrington, Sir Charles Scott Sherrington
HAS INSTANCE=> Spallanzani, Lazzaro Spallanzani
HAS INSTANCE=> Weber, E. H. Weber, Ernst Heinrich Weber
Meronyms of noun best
2 of 3 senses of best
Sense 2
best, topper
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Holonyms of noun best
Grep of noun best
best
best and greatest
best evidence rule
best friend
best man
best seller
bestiality
bestiary
bestowal
bestower
bestowment
bestseller
c. h. best
charles herbert best
level best
second best
sunday best
Antonyms of verb best
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb best
1 sense of best
Sense 1
outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop
=> beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
=> get the better of, overcome, defeat
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb best
1 sense of best
Sense 1
outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop
=> outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb best
1 sense of best
Sense 1
outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop
=> beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
'Cause To' of verb best
Derived Forms of verb best
Domain of verb best
Domain Terms of verb best
Familiarity of verb best
best used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb best
1 sense of best
Sense 1
outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop
EX: The fighter managed to best his opponent
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb best
1 sense of best
Sense 1
outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop
> beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
=> outpoint, outscore
=> walk over
=> eliminate
=> worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up
=> whomp
=> spread-eagle, spreadeagle, rout
=> get the jump
=> cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey
=> surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
=> outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop
=> outfight
=> overpower, overmaster, overwhelm
=> checkmate, mate
=> immobilize, immobilise
=> outplay
=> cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb best
Sense 1
outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop
=> beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
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Grep of verb best
best
bestialise
bestialize
bestir
bestir oneself
bestow
bestrew
bestride
do one's best
get the best
give one's best
had best
have the best
Antonyms of adj best
2 senses of best
Sense 1
best (vs. worst)
worst (vs. best)
=> bottom
=> last, last-place, lowest
=> pessimal, pessimum(prenominal)
Sense 2
better(predicate), best(predicate)
INDIRECT (VIA advisable) -> inadvisable, unadvisable
Antonyms of adj good
21 senses of good
Sense 1
good (vs. bad)
bad (vs. good)
=> atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
=> corked, corky
=> deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry
=> fearful, frightful
=> hard, tough
=> hopeless
=> horrid
=> icky, crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky
=> ill
=> incompetent, unskilled
=> mediocre
=> mischievous, naughty
=> negative
=> poor
=> pretty
=> rubber, no-good
=> severe
=> swingeing
=> uncool
=> unfavorable, unfavourable
=> unsuitable
Sense 2
full, good
INDIRECT (VIA ample) -> meager, meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy
Sense 3
good (vs. evil)
evil (vs. good)
=> atrocious, flagitious, grievous, heinous, monstrous
=> bad, immoral
=> black, dark, sinister
=> corruptive, perversive, pestiferous
=> demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy
=> despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched
=> devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean
=> evil-minded
Sense 4
estimable, good, honorable, respectable
INDIRECT (VIA reputable) -> disreputable
Sense 5
beneficial, good
INDIRECT (VIA advantageous) -> disadvantageous, harmful
Sense 6
good
INDIRECT (VIA nice) -> nasty, awful
Sense 7
good, just, upright
INDIRECT (VIA righteous) -> unrighteous
Sense 8
adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful
INDIRECT (VIA skilled) -> unskilled
Sense 9
good
INDIRECT (VIA complete) -> incomplete, uncomplete
Sense 10
dear, good, near
INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant
Sense 11
dependable, good, safe, secure
INDIRECT (VIA sound) -> unsound
Sense 12
good, right, ripe
INDIRECT (VIA opportune) -> inopportune
Sense 13
good, well(predicate)
INDIRECT (VIA fortunate) -> unfortunate
Sense 14
effective, good, in effect(predicate), in force(predicate)
INDIRECT (VIA operative) -> inoperative
Sense 15
good
INDIRECT (VIA pleasing) -> displeasing
Sense 16
good, serious
INDIRECT (VIA intellectual) -> nonintellectual
Sense 17
good, sound
INDIRECT (VIA healthy) -> unhealthy
Sense 18
beneficial, good, salutary
INDIRECT (VIA healthful) -> unhealthful
Sense 19
good
INDIRECT (VIA genuine) -> counterfeit, imitative
Sense 20
good, unspoiled, unspoilt
INDIRECT (VIA fresh) -> stale
Sense 21
good
INDIRECT (VIA discriminating) -> undiscriminating, indiscriminating
Similarity of adj best
2 senses of best
Sense 1
best (vs. worst)
=> champion, prizewinning
=> high-grade, top-quality, top-grade
=> first, foremost, world-class
=> go-to-meeting(prenominal), Sunday-go-to-meeting(prenominal)
=> optimum, optimal
=> primo
=> record-breaking
=> second-best
=> superfine
=> unexcelled, unexceeded, unsurpassed
=> unsurpassable
Also See> good#1; incomparable#1, uncomparable#1; superior#1; top#1
Sense 2
better(predicate), best(predicate)
=> advisable (vs. inadvisable)
Similarity of adj good
21 senses of good
Sense 1
good (vs. bad)
=> bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(predicate), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
=> good enough
=> goodish
=> hot
=> redeeming(prenominal)
=> satisfactory, acceptable
=> solid
=> superb
=> well-behaved, well behaved
Also See> best#1; better#1; favorable#1, favourable#1; good#3; obedient#1; respectable#1
Sense 2
full, good
=> ample (vs. meager)
Sense 3
good (vs. evil)
=> angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted
=> goody-goody
=> redemptive, redeeming(prenominal), saving(prenominal)
=> white
=> worthy, upstanding, solid
Also See> good#1; moral#2; right#4; righteous#1; virtuous#1; worthy#1
Sense 4
estimable, good, honorable, respectable
=> reputable (vs. disreputable)
Sense 5
beneficial, good
=> advantageous (vs. disadvantageous)
Sense 6
good
=> nice (vs. nasty)
Sense 7
good, just, upright
=> righteous (vs. unrighteous)
Sense 8
adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful
=> skilled (vs. unskilled)
Sense 9
good
=> complete (vs. incomplete)
Sense 10
dear, good, near
=> close (vs. distant)
Sense 11
dependable, good, safe, secure
=> sound (vs. unsound)
Sense 12
good, right, ripe
=> opportune (vs. inopportune)
Sense 13
good, well(predicate)
=> fortunate (vs. unfortunate)
Sense 14
effective, good, in effect(predicate), in force(predicate)
=> operative (vs. inoperative)
Sense 15
good
=> pleasing (vs. displeasing)
Sense 16
good, serious
=> intellectual (vs. nonintellectual)
Sense 17
good, sound
=> healthy (vs. unhealthy)
Sense 18
beneficial, good, salutary
=> healthful (vs. unhealthful)
Sense 19
good
=> genuine (vs. counterfeit), echt
Sense 20
good, unspoiled, unspoilt
=> fresh (vs. stale)
Sense 21
good
=> discriminating (vs. undiscriminating)
Pertainyms of adj best
Pertainyms of adj good
Attributes of adj best
Attributes of adj good
2 of 21 senses of good
Sense 1
good (vs. bad)
=> quality
Sense 3
good (vs. evil)
=> good, goodness
Domain of adj best
2 senses of best
Sense 1
best (vs. worst)
USAGE>(noun) superlative#1
Sense 2
better(predicate), best(predicate)
USAGE>(noun) comparative#1
Domain of adj good
Domain Terms of adj best
Domain Terms of adj good
Familiarity of adj best
best used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Familiarity of adj good
good used as an adjective is very familiar (polysemy count =21)
Grep of adj best
best
best-known
best-loved
best-selling
bestial
bestowed
bestubbled
second-best
Grep of adj good
good
good-for-naught
good-for-nothing
good-hearted
good-humored
good-humoured
good-looking
good-natured
good-tempered
good-time
good enough
good for you
goodish
goodly
goody-goody
in good taste
no-good
Antonyms of adv best
Antonyms of adv well
5 of 13 senses of well
Sense 1
well, good
Antonym of ill (Sense 1)
=>ill, badly, poorly
Sense 6
well
Antonym of ill (Sense 2)
=>ill, badly
Sense 10
well
Antonym of badly (Sense 7)
=>badly
Sense 11
well, advantageously
Antonym of badly (Sense 8)
=>badly, disadvantageously
Sense 13
well
Antonym of badly (Sense 10)
=>badly
Synonyms of adv best
3 senses of best
Sense 1
best
Sense 2
best
Sense 3
better, best
Synonyms of adv well
13 senses of well
Sense 1
well, good
Sense 2
well
Sense 3
well, easily
Sense 4
well
Sense 5
well
Sense 6
well
Sense 7
well, considerably, substantially
Sense 8
well, intimately
Sense 9
well
Sense 10
well
Sense 11
well, advantageously
Sense 12
well, comfortably
Sense 13
well
Pertainyms of adv best
Pertainyms of adv well
Domain of adv best
Domain of adv well
2 of 13 senses of well
Sense 1
well, good
USAGE>(noun) combining form#1
Sense 4
well
USAGE>(noun) intensifier#1, intensive#1
Domain Terms of adv best
Domain Terms of adv well
Familiarity of adv best
best used as an adverb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Familiarity of adv well
well used as an adverb is familiar (polysemy count =13)
Grep of adv best
at best
at the best
best
best of all
bestially
second-best
Grep of adv well
as well
very well
well
well-nigh
well-timed
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