Best and Dear

Best

Best adjective - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities.

Dear is a synonym for best. In some cases you can use "Dear" instead an adjective "Best".

Dear

Dear adjective - Commanding a large price.

Best is a synonym for dear in close topic. Sometimes you can use "Best" instead an adjective "Dear".

Nearby Words: dearly, deary, dearie

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

good good best good dear

Both words in one sentence

  • Loved I Not Honor More: Hector, when his wife Andromache begs him not to fight: "Life every man holds dear, but the brave man Holds honor far more precious-dear than life." Love Triangle The Matchmaker: Pandarus tries his best to be one between Troilus and Cressida.
  • Creator / Plato They will only bury his body.Be of good cheer, then, my dear Crito, and say that you are burying my body only, and do with that whatever is usual, and what you think best.
  • Due to the Dead Be of good cheer, then, my dear Crito, and say that you are burying my body only, and do with that whatever is usual, and what you think best.
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