worst
/wɜɹst/noun, verb, adjective, adverb1 syllable
Worst means: having undesirable or negative qualities.
Synonyms for worst63
adjective, as in having undesirable or negative qualities
adjective, as in (superlative of ‘bad’) most wanting in quality or value or condition
adjective, as in feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
adjective, as in not financially safe or secure
adjective, as in reproduced fraudulently
adjective, as in not working properly
adjective, as in feeling physical discomfort or pain (‘tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for ‘bad’)
adjective, as in nonstandard
Opposites of worst
What does worst mean?20
adjective
having undesirable or negative qualities“a bad report card”
(superlative of ‘bad’) most wanting in quality or value or condition“the worst player on the team”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone“felt regretful over his vanished youth”
not financially safe or secure“a bad investment”
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition“bad meat”
physically unsound or diseased“has a bad back”
reproduced fraudulently“like a bad penny …”
not working properly“a bad telephone connection”
serious or severe“a bad headache”
feeling physical discomfort or pain (‘tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for ‘bad’)“my throat feels bad”
not capable of being collected“a bad (or uncollectible) debt”
below average in quality or performance“a bad chess player”
nonstandard“so-called bad grammar”
capable of harming“bad air”
characterized by wickedness or immorality“led a very bad life”
verb
defeat thoroughly“He mopped up the floor with his opponents”
noun
the least favorable outcome“the worst that could happen”
the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable“the invaders did their worst”
the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of“it was the worst he had ever done on a test”
adverb
to the highest degree of inferiority or badness“She suffered worst of all”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with worst?13
three syllables
Worst in a sentence
- The worst part is, it wasn't always like this.arnxy20
- For someone like me, getting busted was the worst nightmare.Amastan
- Ugh, the battery just had to die at the worst time.Tappity
- Yesterday was, without a doubt, the worst day of my thirty years of life.AlanF_US
- With car prices so high, now is the worst time to buy.CK
- For me, alcohol is the worst enemy of women and children.Amastan
- Anything that can go wrong, will—at the worst possible moment.Hybrid
- Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.Hybrid
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of worst
as a noun
- plural
- worsts
as a verb
- third-person singular
- worsts
- present participle
- worsting
- past participle
- worsted
- past tense
- worsted