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Synonyms for worst
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
worst
Strike is the word for a single blow; to beat is to strike repeatedly, as a bird beats the air with its wings. Others of the above words describe the manner of beating, as bastinado, to beat on the soles of the feet; belabor, to inflict a comprehensive and exhaustive beating; cudgel, to beat with a stick; thrash, as wheat was beaten out with the old hand-flail; to pound (akin to Latin pondus, a weight) is to beat with a heavy, and pommel with a blunt, instrument. To batter and to bruise refer to the results of beating; that is battered which is broken or defaced by repeated blows on the surface (compare synonyms for SHATTER); that is bruised which has suffered even one severe contusion. The metaphorical sense of beat, however, so far preponderates that one may be very badly bruised and battered, and yet not be said to be beaten, unless he has got the worst of the beating. To beat a combatant is to disable or dishearten him for further fighting. Hence beat becomes the synonym for every word which implies getting the advantage of another. Compare CONQUER.
Almost all antonyms in this class are passive, and can be formed indefinitely from the conquering words by the use of the auxiliary be; as, be beaten, be defeated, be conquered, etc.
Synonyms:
bastinado, batter, beat, belabor, bruise, castigate, chastise, conquer, cudgel, defeat, flog, overcome, pommel, pound, scourge, smite, spank, strike, surpass, switch, thrash, vanquish, whipAntonyms:
fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrenderPreposition:
Beat with a stick over the head; beat by a trick; out of town; beat to the ground; into submission.
Princeton's WordNet
worstnoun
the least favorable outcome
"the worst that could happen"
Antonyms:
best, go-to-meeting(a), unexcelled, foremost, optimum, Sunday-go-to-meeting(a), record-breaking, top-quality, high-grade, first, prizewinning, optimal, top-grade, champion, world-class, unexceeded, unsurpassable, primo, unsurpassed, superfine, second-bestworstnoun
the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable
"the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best"
Antonyms:
best, unexceeded, superfine, prizewinning, optimum, second-best, first, unsurpassable, go-to-meeting(a), high-grade, unexcelled, Sunday-go-to-meeting(a), champion, optimal, world-class, unsurpassed, top-quality, foremost, record-breaking, primo, top-gradeworstadjective
the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of
"it was the worst he had ever done on a test"
Antonyms:
best, unexcelled, unexceeded, optimal, unsurpassed, world-class, top-quality, record-breaking, foremost, primo, first, optimum, second-best, champion, Sunday-go-to-meeting(a), go-to-meeting(a), unsurpassable, high-grade, top-grade, prizewinning, superfineworstverb
(superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition
"the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"
Antonyms:
best, foremost, unexcelled, champion, optimal, Sunday-go-to-meeting(a), second-best, unexceeded, top-quality, top-grade, first, optimum, superfine, unsurpassable, unsurpassed, high-grade, world-class, prizewinning, primo, record-breaking, go-to-meeting(a)worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack upadverb
defeat thoroughly
"He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
Synonyms:
score, rack up, wipe up, get through, strap, shoot, clear up, whisk, finish up, pip, polish off, slash, wrap up, blister, mop up, lather, finish off, tally, welt, trounce, hit, whip, lash, mop, flog, scaldAntonyms:
best, prizewinning, record-breaking, top-grade, champion, superfine, first, Sunday-go-to-meeting(a), high-grade, foremost, unexcelled, optimum, world-class, optimal, top-quality, second-best, unsurpassable, primo, unsurpassed, unexceeded, go-to-meeting(a)worstadverb
to the highest degree of inferiority or badness
"She suffered worst of all"; "schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts"; "the worst dressed person present"
Antonyms:
best, unsurpassed, Sunday-go-to-meeting(a), superfine, unexcelled, unsurpassable, top-grade, champion, top-quality, optimum, first, foremost, go-to-meeting(a), record-breaking, unexceeded, second-best, prizewinning, primo, optimal, high-grade, world-class
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1158 | score | |
#1551 | hit | |
#1810 | switch | |
#2851 | beat | |
#3023 | greatest | |
#3660 | biggest | |
#3884 | strike | |
#4165 | worst | |
#4423 | worse | |
#4910 | pound | |
#5175 | shoot | |
#5595 | strap | |
#7548 | overcome | |
#8135 | defeat | |
#9559 | spank | |
#12767 | whip | |
#13997 | slash | |
#15398 | hardest | |
#16211 | conquer | |
#18477 | mop | |
#18615 | tally | |
#19499 | batter | |
#20275 | pip | |
#25910 | blister | |
#26241 | welt | |
#27901 | thrash | |
#29725 | lash | |
#30953 | surpass | |
#35321 | scourge | |
#35823 | whisk | |
#45961 | bruise | |
#56460 | smite | |
#57646 | vanquish | |
#58020 | lather | |
#62904 | flog | |
#65044 | pires | |
#66744 | meanest | |
#95414 | pommel | |
#98358 | gravest | |
#98480 | scald | |
#105258 | chastise | |
#117178 | pire | |
#123283 | cudgel | |
#144808 | trounce | |
#176751 | belabor | |
#184683 | castigate |
How to use worst in a sentence?
Instead of doubling down on failed policies that have created the worst illegal immigration crisis in decades, the Administration should reinstate the policies that secure our border, support law enforcement, and keep our communities safe.
It's the worst feeling in the world to hear people yelling for help and Jennifer Morales can't do anything.
We have gone from a unipolar world to realizing at best The US's bipolar, at worst it's multipolar, i would have a stark perspective. I think we are losing -- in Africa we are losing.
I wouldn’t put this on the defense. I would put on the whole team. That’s the worst game I’ve seen since I got here. Opening night for them doesn’t really matter, for the second game of the season, this should be a red flag for us, and we have five days to look at this and fix it.
Mr. Koskinen should no longer be the IRS commissioner, at best, Commissioner Koskinen was derelict in his duties to preserve agency records. At worst, he and the IRS engaged in an orchestrated plan to hide information from Congress.
Translations for worst
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- أسوأArabic
- nejhoršíCzech
- værstDanish
- schlimmster, schlechtester, schlechteste, schlimmsteGerman
- la pli malbonaEsperanto
- la peor, lo peorSpanish
- pahinFinnish
- mauvais, pireFrench
- munin, mafi muninHausa
- सबसे खराबHindi
- pejorInterlingua
- terburukIndonesian
- il peggioreItalian
- 最低, 最悪Japanese
- 가장 나쁜Korean
- pessimusLatin
- ergst, slechtstDutch
- verstNorwegian
- najgorzej, najgorszyPolish
- piorPortuguese
- хуже всего, наихудший, худшийRussian
- värstSwedish
- en kötüTurkish
- 最差Chinese
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