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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?
The crime is fascinating, in 1959 in the middle of rural Kansas, a time and place where you wouldn’t even think about locking your doors, you have these two ex-cons who met in person and take a long journey by car because they heard a tip that the Clutter family had $10,000, which back then was a huge amount of money. When they got to the home, they realized there was no safe, it was a false story. And because they came away with nothing, basically $50 and a few trinkets, they still shot everyone in that family in the head with a shotgun. It was everybody’s worst nightmare.
We've removed the worst of the worst.
Nature and character speak itself A flower rose, or whatever else as that; indeed, it has its authenticity and worth; however, it depends on the representation, as honeybees provide honey; whereas, the houseflies represent the bacterial nature. As that conception and insight, one executes identical objects and subjects, as the worst shape or the best way as its natural character.
Even though this score is the worst I've had in a long time, in months, I'm excited about my game and getting back out tomorrow, i can't wait to get started again, because I just feel like I played a little tight today, kind of steered it a little bit.
She was the worst we ever had, she was the winner, and she gained a massive amount of weight, and it was a real problem. We had a problem with her.
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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