best
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the supreme effort one can make
they did their best
Types & categories
- effort hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
get the better of
the goal was to best the competition
Types & categories
- beat hypernym
- outmaneuver hyponym
Sense 3 adjective
(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities
the best film of the year
Related & opposite
- incomparable also see
- good also see
- superior also see
- topa also see
- worst antonym
- best derivation
- superlative domain usage
- champion similar to
- high-grade similar to
- foremost similar to
- go-to-meetinga similar to
- optimum similar to
- primo similar to
- record-breaking similar to
- second-best similar to
- superfine similar to
- unexcelled similar to
- unsurpassable similar to
Sense 4 adverb
in a most excellent way or manner
he played best after a couple of martinis
Sense 5 noun
the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
he could beat the best of them
Types & categories
- person hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 adverb
it would be sensible
you'd best stay at home
Sense 7 adverb
from a position of superiority or authority
father knows best
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | worst |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | best |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | effort |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | beat |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outmaneuver |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | incomparable |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | good |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | superior |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | topa |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | worst |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | best |
| 3 | domain usage | Related & opposite | superlative |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | champion |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | high-grade |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | foremost |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | go-to-meetinga |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | optimum |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | primo |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | record-breaking |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | second-best |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | superfine |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unexcelled |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unsurpassable |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | top |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | top |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | person |