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

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1. List of paraphrases for "worse":

   worst, poorer, pire

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1. Marcos Minicucci:

   Our research shows that the two eating behaviors are independently linked with poorer outcomes after a heart attack, but having a cluster of bad habits will only make things worse, people who work late may be particularly susceptible to having a late supper and then not being hungry in the morning, he continued, adding that.

2. Ashton Carter:

   We're going to have to do more in Libya. ISIL is becoming a magnet for groups that previously existed in some cases and that are now re-branding themselves as ISIL, but it's worse than that because ... they're also gaining energy from the movement in Iraq and Syria, which is why we need to destroy it in Iraq and Syria.

3. Uday Abu Sbeitan:

   It's gone from bad to worse. It's never been this bad, Women are scared for their children at night, that they might be arrested or kidnapped.

4. Richard Branson:

   We're not any worse than anybody else but I suspect we've lost a third of our value.

5. Michael Bromwich:

   It really is kind of a reign of terror that is unleashed for the IG community and at a time when their oversight is more needed and more necessary than frankly any time that I can remember, that is bad for everyone, but it's worse for the public.