At best and Barely

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At best adverb - Under the best of conditions.

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Barely and at best are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Barely" instead an adverb phrase "At best".

Barely adverb - By a very small margin.

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At best and barely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "At best" instead an adverb "Barely".

Nearby Words: bare, bareness

None of them are ever presented in a sympathetic light, and the rest of the cast can barely tolerate them at best.

Source: Comic Strip / Luann
Anything that irks him or does not immediately go his way switches him to barely controlled rage at best.

Source: Hair-Trigger Temper
Generally a bunch of characters are introduced and get maybe 1 or 2 lines at best, and then are barely mentioned until they die later on.

Source: Comic Book / X-Wing Series

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