Best

//ˈbɛst//

Synonyms for "best" (248 found)

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Closest matches (50)

Strong matches (74)

Related words (124)

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Translations

123 translations across 39 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἄριστος adj (superlative of the adjective good)

Arabic

1 entries
  • أَفْضَل adj (superlative of the adjective good)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • вземам връх над verb (to beat)

Czech

2 entries
  • nejlepší adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • porazit verb (to beat)

Dutch

4 entries
  • overmeesteren verb (to beat)
  • overwinnen verb (to beat)
  • slaan verb (to beat)
  • verslaan verb (to beat)

Finnish

4 entries
  • paras noun (effort)
  • paras noun (person)
  • parhaimmisto noun (person)
  • parhain noun (effort)

French

4 entries
  • meilleur adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • meilleure adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • mieux adv (superlative of the adverb well)
  • crème noun (person)

Friulian

1 entries
  • miôr noun (person)

Galician

1 entries
  • elite noun (person)

German

4 entries
  • Beste adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • am besten adv (superlative of the adverb well)
  • Beste noun (person)
  • Bester noun (person)

Greek

1 entries
  • καλύτερος adj (superlative of the adjective good)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • מֵיטָב adj (superlative of the adjective good)

Hindi

1 entries
  • श्रेष्ठ adj (superlative of the adjective good)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • legjobb adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • legjobban adv (superlative of the adverb well)
  • kitesz magáért noun (effort)
  • minden tőle telhetőt megtesz noun (effort)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • best adj (superlative of the adjective good)

Irish

1 entries
  • dícheall noun (effort)

Italian

4 entries
  • migliore adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • meglio adv (superlative of the adverb well)
  • migliore noun (person)
  • battere verb (to beat)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 一番 adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • 最もうまく adv (superlative of the adverb well)
  • ベスト noun (effort)

Korean

3 entries
  • 최선 adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • 가장 잘 adv (superlative of the adverb well)
  • 베스트 noun (effort)

Latin

2 entries
  • optimus adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • optime adv (superlative of the adverb well)

Malay

1 entries
  • terbaik adj (superlative of the adjective good)

Māori

2 entries
  • pai rawa atu adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • tārū verb (to beat)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • baştirîn adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • baştirîn noun (effort)

Norwegian

3 entries
  • best noun (person)
  • beste noun (effort)
  • slå verb (to beat)

Persian

2 entries
  • بهترین adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • خوبترین adj (superlative of the adjective good)

Polish

2 entries
  • najlepszy adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • najlepiej adv (superlative of the adverb well)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • melhor adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • melhor adv (superlative of the adverb well)
  • melhor noun (person)

Russian

4 entries
  • лу́чший adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • наилу́чший adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • всё возмо́жное noun (effort)
  • лу́чший noun (effort)

Samoan

1 entries
  • sili adj (superlative of the adjective good)

Sanskrit

2 entries
  • वसिष्ठ adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • श्रेष्ठ adj (superlative of the adjective good)

Sardinian

1 entries
  • méglius adv (superlative of the adverb well)

Slovak

3 entries
  • maximum noun (effort)
  • vrchol noun (effort)
  • poraziť verb (to beat)

Spanish

4 entries
  • mejor adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • mejor adv (superlative of the adverb well)
  • flor noun (person)
  • nata noun (person)

Swedish

4 entries
  • bäst adv (superlative of the adverb well)
  • bästa noun (effort)
  • bästa noun (person)
  • bäste noun (person)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • pinakamagaling adv (superlative of the adverb well)
  • pinakamahusay adv (superlative of the adverb well)

Tamil

2 entries
  • சிறந்த adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • மிகச்சிறந்த adj (superlative of the adjective good)

Thai

1 entries
  • ดีที่สุด adj (superlative of the adjective good)

Turkish

4 entries
  • en iyisi noun (effort)
  • en iyisi noun (person)
  • aşmak verb (to beat)
  • geçmek verb (to beat)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • найкращий adj (superlative of the adjective good)
  • найлі́пший adj (superlative of the adjective good)

Sample sentences

41 total sentences available.

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I'll do my best not to disturb your studying.

Source: tatoeba (1304)

I think it is best not to be impolite.

Source: tatoeba (1357)

That was the best day of my life.

Source: tatoeba (1783)

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

Source: tatoeba (2100)

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