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

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at worst

"It could, at the very best, actually distract them from doing the things that might actually help, but at worst it could actually get them to do things that are harmful," he adds.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

The result is a metaphysical model that, at best, lacks clarity, and at worst obscures the very nature of reality.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026

Valuing a company that hasn’t made money at $1.8 trillion seems aggressive at best, foolhardy at worst.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

Yet enforcement of firearm relinquishment remains at best inconsistent and at worst nonexistent.

From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026

The screaming children were an irritation at best, a nuisance at worst.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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