Synonyms for Worst
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1. 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, whip

   Antonyms:
   fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrender

   Preposition:
   Beat with a stick over the head; beat by a trick; out of town; beat to the ground; into submission.

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1. 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-best

2. worstnoun

   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-grade

3. worstadjective

   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, superfine

4. worstverb

   (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)

5. 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, worst, finish off, tally, welt, trounce, hit, whip, lash, mop, flog, scald

   Antonyms:
   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)

6. 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

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1. worstverb

   Synonyms:
   defeat, conquer, foil, overcome, overpower, overthrow, subdue, subjugate, vanquish, beat, rout, discomfit, crush, choke, quell, master, get the better of, put down

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1. worstverb

   Synonyms:
   defeat, vanquish, conquer, overcome, overthrow, discomfit, rout

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1. List of paraphrases for "worst":

   worse, pires, worst-case, pire, gravest, hardest, lousiest, greatest, worstest, meanest, biggest

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How to use Worst in a sentence?

1. Chase Strangio:

   I’ve been focused on lobbying on anti-trans bills for six years and this has already proven to be the worst session we’ve seen in terms of volume and content of the bills.

2. Daniel Mullin:

   This was at worst reckless and at best bordering on an accidental offense.

3. Robert Habeck:

   Anything can happen. It could be that the gas flows again, even more than before. It could be that nothing will come at all, we honestly always have to prepare for the worst and work a little bit for the best.

4. Michael Kabakoff:

   He's not the worst of the worst.

5. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   When you are focused on something as big as helping the country respond to the worst mass shooting in our nation’s history, when you are focused on something as big as safeguarding the country and combating violent extremism, it’s important not to get distracted by things that are so small.