Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the next best thing

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.27 in modern English

Syllables
the nex-t best thing
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A suitable replacement (when the ideal thing is not available)

Inflected Forms

the next best things (plural)

Questions

What does the next best thing mean?
A suitable replacement (when the ideal thing is not available)

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