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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

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

"All we can say that it's exponentially faster than without the fungi in the best conditions, and still better than nothing in the worst conditions."

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

“A little bit is better than nothing, and then a little bit more is better than that,” Raichlen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

Leftovers to eat were surely better than nothing, but for a whole family to wait in line for scraps, like stray cats mewing at the kitchen door?

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

better than nothing

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