at best

ADVERB

partly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

at least partially slightly somewhat

WEAK

at most at worst bit by bit by degrees carelessly halfway in a general way in bits and pieces in part in some measure in some ways inadequately incompletely insufficiently little by little measurably not entirely not fully not strictly speaking not wholly notably noticeably piece by piece piecemeal relatively so far as possible to a certain degree to a certain extent up to a certain point within limits

Antonyms

WEAK

completely totally wholly

Example Sentences

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She barely appears alongside her husband, and when she does, her body language often reads as reluctant at best, contemptuous at worst.

From Salon

Plenty of evidence suggests that exchange-rate swings produce at best very short-term shifts in economic activity—before domestic inflation and deflation offset the effects.

From The Wall Street Journal

Knocking on doors felt intrusive at best, inconsiderate at worst.

From Salon

But as it stands that remains a feeling - circumstantial evidence at best - and the first minister's denials were categorical.

From BBC

Glasner said he had communicated his decision to chairman Steve Parish in October, the same month BBC Sport reported that Palace's hopes of keeping him beyond this season were remote at best.

From BBC

at best

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