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worse

/wɜːs/
Meanings
  • adjective

    of a greater degree or extent; more extreme; not as good; inferior

    - "His performance was worse than expected."
    - "She felt worse after eating the spoiled food."
    - "The new product is worse than the old one."
Pronunciation
  1. /wɝs/



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Antonyms

adequate , advantageous , beneficial , benevolent , choice , competent , excellent , exceptional , first-class , first-rate , good , honest , just , premium , prime , profitable , propitious , reputable , right , sincere , sufficient , superior , true , upright , virtuous , worthy , good , wack , fine , hale , healthy , well , well
Synonyms

badass , evil , vicious , vile , wicked , false , spurious , unhealthful , unwholesome , faulty , inoperative , negative , unfavorable , inappropriate , unfit , hot , rubber , dire , severe , urgent , foul , malodorous , rotten , bungling , inept , repulsive , unsightly , foul , loathsome , ill , poorly , sickly , abandoned , abominable , base , corrupt , deficient , detestable , disgusting , inferior , lousy , off , poor , punk , substandard , unacceptable , ungodly , unsatisfactory , vicious , wanting , wretched , wrong , bad , mal- , disgusted , nauseate , nauseous , sick , sickened , dope , diseased , poorly , sick , under the weather , unwell , illy
Rhymes
Words rhyming with worse
dorse , horse , norse , verse
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. worse (English) : a superlative form of bad that signifies a greater degree or extent of badness

  2. worse (English) : a type of wooden boat used in the Baltic Sea

Variants
List of all variants of worse that leads to same result
bad , ill , worse , worses , badder , baddest , badness , badnesses , not bad , worser , worst , iller , illest , worse off , a change for the worse , a fate worse than death
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

worsened, worsening

Etymology
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Old English wors, from weoran to become; akin to werian to become, grow.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'worse' has five letters.

  2. In Old English, the word 'wors' meant 'stranger'.

  3. The term 'worse' is often used in medical contexts to describe a patient's condition that has deteriorated.

Related Concepts
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  1. opposite: Opposite of 'better'. 'Worse' indicates a lower quality or degree than another.

Culture
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In literature, 'worse' is often used to describe a character's condition or situation, emphasizing their suffering or misfortune. In music, the term 'worse' is sometimes used in song titles to convey a sense of despair or sadness.

How to Memorize "worse"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a scale with 'good' on one end and 'bad' on the other. 'Worse' is located further away from 'good' on the 'bad' side.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'worse' with images or situations that convey a lower quality or degree.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the acronym 'WORSE': 'W'orse means 'O'pposite of 'R'eally 'G'ood 'S'ituation 'E'xperienced'.

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