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Worst means (for non-slang definitions) superlative form of bad: most bad.
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/wɜːst/ · adjective
(for non-slang definitions) superlative form of bad: most bad.
My sore leg hurts worst when it's cold and rainy.
This is the worst-written essay I've ever seen.
She's the worst-informed of the lot.
The humorist helps people to explore and confront their worsts
Anne haggard, Mary coarse, every face in the neighbourhood worsting.
The […] Philistines were worsted by the captivated ark.
Her joy and pride in the honour paid to her darling son Adam was beginning to be worsted in the conflict with the jealousy and fretfulness which had revived when Adam came to tell her that Captain Donnithorne desired him to join the dancers in the hall.
Jo carried her love of liberty and hate of conventionalities to such an unlimited extent that she naturally found herself worsted in an argument.
Use worst when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Worst means (for non-slang definitions) superlative form of bad: most bad.
Common synonyms include baddest, pessimal, bottom, last.
Possible antonyms include best, optimal.
My sore leg hurts worst when it's cold and rainy.
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