Synonyms for best
- adjective
- verb
Definitions
- adj. 1
superlative form of good: most good.
I can either be your best friend or your worst enemy.
- adj. 2
Most; largest.
Unpacking took the best part of a week.
- v. 1
To surpass in skill or achievement.
Related words
Forms
- Past participle
- bested
e.g. bested → out-done, trumped, out-flanked, scooped…
Example sentences
- first A pizza topped with mozzarella is my first choice.
- prime Cicadas only emerge after a prime number of years.
- foremost Customer service is one of our foremost priorities.
- superlative Harun's review was brimming with superlative adjectives.
- optimal Get a good night's sleep for optimal productivity.
- optimum Tom writes in Esperanto for optimum expressiveness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| best | rising | |
| first | steady | |
| prime | steady | |
| foremost | steady | |
| superlative | steady | |
| optimal | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- own1, top1
- 5 letters
- first1, trump1, prime1, ideal2, scoop1, excel2
- 6 letters
- exceed2, utmost2
- 7 letters
- supreme2, optimal3, optimum3
- 8 letters
- foremost2
- 10 letters
- unexcelled, bestestest
- 11 letters
- superlative4, unsurpassed3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ideal2 = 2 syllables).