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for the best

ADJECTIVE
advantageous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
auspicious beneficial expedient fortunate helpful opportune profitable propitious worthwhile
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disadvantageous harmful inauspicious inopportune unfortunate unhappy unhelpful unlucky unprofitable worthless

Example Sentences

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It’s for the best, in the long run, that the Ethics Committee appears to have retained control over these cases amid the ongoing call for blood.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

However, he added that "Europeans need to do more... I've been making that argument for the best part of two years to our European partners as much as anybody else."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Research confirms that small teams are more likely to achieve major breakthroughs, even if it doesn’t make for the best stories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

We are looking for the best type of loan to pay for some major repairs on our house, including a new roof that will cost about $10,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“It’s for the best, she said. I couldn’t believe she actually wrote that down, sealed an envelope, and mailed it to me.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt