better than nothing

ADJECTIVE

tolerable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adequate allowable bearable decent livable presentable respectable satisfactory sufficient sustainable

WEAK

all right average common endurable fair fair to middling fairly good goodish indifferent mediocre middling not bad okay ordinary passable run-of-the-mill so-so sufferable supportable tidy unexceptionable unexceptional unimpeachable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inadequate insufficient intolerable poor unacceptable unbearable unfit unrespectable unsuitable

WEAK

bad

Example Sentences

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“Nowadays, I feel like three months is better than nothing, but I think the target should be higher than that.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

It also means you can only access geo-restricted content from three countries using Avast, which, given that most streaming services block access over VPN, is still better than nothing.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

But it's better than nothing, he thought: "It's good that the museum exists."

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

But, as it struggles with a continued funding crises, and, in Washington, a very skeptical donor, many in the UN will be acknowledging that $2 billion is better than nothing.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Hali sweat more out playing with the little brat, but it was better than nothing.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

better than nothing

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