at worst

ADVERB

partly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

at least partially slightly somewhat

WEAK

at best at most 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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But these potentially ageist descriptors are problematic at best — and illegal at worst.

From MarketWatch

Sean McVay needed only to the run the ball down Carolina’s throat on their last possession, killing the clock and in the process, at worst, getting a tying field goal.

From Los Angeles Times

At best they don’t understand the math; at worst they’re protecting a system that survives on mediocrity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bottom line, the labor data are going to be at best, noisy—and, at worst, a complete mess until we get December readings.

From Barron's

The children’s memories of their former friends in Plinkst were bittersweet at best, heartrending at worst, but the heel-clicking gesture was both invigorating and enjoyable, and they saw no reason to give it up.

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