Thesaurus: best

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1. a. Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best abilities.
2. a. Most advanced; most correct or complete; as, the best scholar; the best view of a subject.
3. a. Most; largest; as, the best part of a week.
4. n. Utmost; highest endeavor or state; most nearly perfect thing, or being, or action; as, to do one's best; to the best of our ability.
5. superl. In the highest degree; beyond all others.
6. superl. To the most advantage; with the most success, case, profit, benefit, or propriety.
7. superl. Most intimately; most thoroughly or correctly; as, what is expedient is best known to himself.
8. v. t. To get the better of.
9. adj. (superlative of ‘good’) having the most positive qualities
10. adj. (comparative and superlative of ‘well’) wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
11. n. the supreme effort one can make
12. n. the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others