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Synonyms for worse
wɜrsworse

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  1. worseadjective

    something inferior in quality or condition or effect

    "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse"

    Antonyms:
    improved, better, finer, amended, healthier, fitter

  2. worseadjective

    (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

    "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying"

    Synonyms:
    worsened

    Antonyms:
    finer, improved, amended, better, healthier, fitter

  3. worse, worsenedadverb

    changed for the worse in health or fitness

    "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse"

    Synonyms:
    worsened

    Antonyms:
    amended, healthier, better, improved, fitter, finer

  4. worseadverb

    (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner

    "he did worse on the second exam"

    Antonyms:
    amended, finer, better, fitter, improved, healthier

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "worse":

    worst, poorer, pire

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#4423worse
#20947poorer
#42806worsened
#117178pire

How to use worse in a sentence?

  1. Robert Bork:

    The American press is extraordinarily free and vigorous, as it should be. It should be, not because it is free of inaccuracy, oversimplification and bias, but because the alternative to that freedom is worse than those failings.

  2. Indira Gartenberg:

    Their situation is worse than a sweatshop, because at least in the sweatshop they don't have to pay for electricity and water and rent and they get paid regularly.

  3. Nicole Smallman:

    They were nothing to them and whats worse, they sent them on to members of the public.

  4. Morris Marah:

    There have been fledgling groups gathering since 8th of August but it escalated and got much worse today. More people joined in huge numbers and there were clashes with police and there was violence on both sides. Some people lost their lives but I don't know the count, the economic situation in the country is really bad, the government says it is due to Ukraine and coronavirus crisis but to date youth unemployment is very high. There are a lot of disgruntled young people in the country.

  5. Jana Kramer:

    Once we got there and Fox News started to get worse, Fox News was Fox News, honestly.


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