Worse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /wɜːs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Worse is an adjective meaning (for non-slang definitions) comparative form of bad: more bad.
Meaning
(for non-slang definitions) comparative form of bad: more bad.
More Meanings
- comparative form of badly (adverb): more badly
- Less skillfully.
- More severely or seriously.
- (sentence adverb) Used to start a sentence describing something that is worse.
- That which is worse; something less good.
- (obsolete) Loss; disadvantage; defeat
- (obsolete, transitive) To make worse; to put at disadvantage; to discomfit.
Example Sentences
The harder you try, the worse you do.
Your exam results are worse than before.
He drives worse than anyone else I know.
Judah was put to the worse before Israel.
Word Forms
- worses
- worsing
- worsed
Synonyms for worse
Depending on context, synonyms include worsened.
Antonyms for worse
Common opposites include better.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include worsened, lesser, less, harder, infidel, lower.
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