NOT HALF BAD meaning: Surprisingly decent, better than expected - OneLook

Usually means: Surprisingly decent, better than expected.

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not half bad: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
not half bad: Merriam-Webster
not half bad: Collins English Dictionary
not half bad: Wiktionary
not half bad: Dictionary.com

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not half bad: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (not half bad)

▸ adjective: (idiomatic, litotes) Pretty good, imperfect but more than OK.

Similar:

half-decent, not bad, halfway decent, fair to middling, decentish, good enough for jazz, fair-to-middling, fair to middlin', fair-to-middlin', dandy, more...

Opposite:

pretty good, decent, satisfactory, acceptable, not bad

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Similar:

half-decent, not bad, halfway decent, fair to middling, decentish, good enough for jazz, fair-to-middling, fair to middlin', fair-to-middlin', dandy, more...

Opposite:

pretty good, decent, satisfactory, acceptable, not bad

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