Best
Best adjective - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities.
Highest
Highest adjective - Being at a point or level higher than all others.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Even your best and highest ranking soldiers might have qualms about exterminating all life on the target planet, and some, should the invasion take place, might even go native.
- It originally referred to the fact that leading members of Athenian families were supposed to be first in battle and represent the highest and best values of society.
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But they were also extremely high-ranking ones, received the best training, highest education and much better living conditions than would have ever been attainable in Christian Europe.
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