better than nothing

ADJECTIVE

tolerable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adequate allowable bearable decent livable presentable respectable satisfactory sufficient sustainable

WEAK

all right average common endurable fair fair to middling fairly good goodish indifferent mediocre middling not bad okay ordinary passable run-of-the-mill so-so sufferable supportable tidy unexceptionable unexceptional unimpeachable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inadequate insufficient intolerable poor unacceptable unbearable unfit unrespectable unsuitable

WEAK

bad

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better than nothing

“Nowadays, I feel like three months is better than nothing, but I think the target should be higher than that.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

It also means you can only access geo-restricted content from three countries using Avast, which, given that most streaming services block access over VPN, is still better than nothing.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

But it's better than nothing, he thought: "It's good that the museum exists."

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

“It’s better than nothing, and it has taken a long time, but it won’t even come close to the victim’s suffering.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025

It wasn’t a very good imitation, but it was better than nothing, and we wanted to do whatever we could to accustom our bodies to space.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

better than nothing

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