Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun worse
1 sense of worse
Sense 1
worse -- (something inferior in quality or condition or effect; "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse")
=> bad, badness -- (that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good")
Antonyms of adj worse
2 senses of worse
Sense 1
worse (vs. better) -- ((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")
better (vs. worse) -- ((comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history")
=> amended -- (modified for the better; "his amended ways")
=> finer -- ((comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence; "a finer wine"; "a finer musician")
=> improved -- (become or made better in quality; "was proud of his improved grades"; "an improved viewfinder")
Sense 2
worse (vs. better), worsened -- (changed for the worse in health or fitness; "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse")
better (vs. worse) -- ((comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better")
=> fitter, healthier -- (improved in health or physical condition)
Antonyms of adj bad
14 senses of bad
Sense 1
bad (vs. good) -- (having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice")
good (vs. bad) -- (having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office")
=> bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad (predicate), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing -- (very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing")
=> good enough -- (adequately good for the circumstances; "if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me")
=> goodish -- (moderately good of its kind; "a goodish wine")
=> hot -- (very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history")
=> redeeming (prenominal) -- (compensating for some fault or defect; "the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity"; "his saving grace was his sense of humor")
=> satisfactory, acceptable -- (meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat")
=> solid -- (characterized by good substantial quality; "solid comfort"; "a solid base hit")
=> superb -- (surpassingly good; "a superb meal")
=> well-behaved, well behaved -- ((usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved child")
Sense 2
bad, big -- (very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm")
INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild -- (moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism")
Sense 3
bad, tough -- (feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night")
INDIRECT (VIA uncomfortable) -> comfortable, comfy -- (providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy now?")
Sense 4
bad, spoiled, spoilt -- ((of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food")
INDIRECT (VIA stale) -> fresh -- (recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce")
Sense 5
regretful (vs. unregretful), sorry, bad -- (feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase")
Sense 6
bad, uncollectible -- (not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt")
INDIRECT (VIA invalid) -> valid -- (well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract")
Sense 7
bad -- (below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital")
INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior -- (of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students")
Sense 8
bad -- (nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar")
INDIRECT (VIA nonstandard) -> standard, received -- (conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; "standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British))
Sense 9
bad, risky, high-risk, speculative -- (not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises")
INDIRECT (VIA unsound) -> sound -- (financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy")
Sense 10
bad, unfit, unsound -- (physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth")
INDIRECT (VIA unhealthy) -> healthy -- (having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy")
Sense 11
bad -- (capable of harming; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you")
INDIRECT (VIA harmful) -> harmless -- (not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless")
Sense 12
bad -- (characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life")
INDIRECT (VIA evil) -> good -- (morally admirable)
Sense 13
bad, forged -- (reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill")
INDIRECT (VIA counterfeit) -> genuine, echt -- (not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather")
Sense 14
bad, defective -- (not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance")
INDIRECT (VIA malfunctioning) -> functioning -- (performing or able to perform its regular function; "a functioning flashlight")
Similarity of adj worse
2 senses of worse
Sense 1
worse (vs. better) -- ((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")
=> worsened -- (made or become worse; impaired; "troubled by the worsened economic conditions"; "the worsened diplomatic relations")
Sense 2
worse (vs. better), worsened -- (changed for the worse in health or fitness; "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse")
Similarity of adj bad
14 senses of bad
Sense 1
bad (vs. good) -- (having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice")
=> atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable -- (exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room")
=> corked, corky -- ((of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin; "a corked port")
=> deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry -- (bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs")
=> fearful, frightful -- (extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake")
=> hard, tough -- (unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break")
=> hopeless -- ((informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform; "she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers"; "he is a hopeless romantic")
=> horrid -- (exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid")
=> icky, crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky -- (very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world")
=> ill -- (distressing; "ill manners"; "of ill repute")
=> incompetent, unskilled -- (not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess")
=> mediocre -- (poor to middling in quality; "there have been good and mediocre and bad artists")
=> naughty -- (badly behaved; "a naughty boy")
=> negative -- (having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life")
=> poor -- (unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor")
=> pretty -- ((used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish")
=> rubber, no-good -- (returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good check")
=> severe -- (very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage")
=> swingeing -- (severe; punishingly bad; "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge")
=> uncool -- ((spoken slang) unfashionable and boring)
=> unfavorable, unfavourable -- (not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews")
=> unsuitable -- (not conducive to good moral development; "the movie is unsuitable for children")
Also See-> disobedient#1; evil#1; unfavorable#1, unfavourable#1; worse#1; worst#1
Sense 2
bad, big -- (very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm")
=> intense (vs. mild) -- (possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense")
Sense 3
bad, tough -- (feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night")
=> uncomfortable (vs. comfortable) -- (providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun")
Sense 4
bad, spoiled, spoilt -- ((of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food")
=> stale (vs. fresh) -- (lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale")
Sense 5
regretful (vs. unregretful), sorry, bad -- (feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase")
Also See-> penitent#1, repentant#1
Sense 6
bad, uncollectible -- (not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt")
=> invalid (vs. valid) -- (having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license")
Sense 7
bad -- (below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital")
=> inferior (vs. superior) -- (of low or inferior quality)
Sense 8
bad -- (nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar")
=> nonstandard (vs. standard) -- (not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap)
Sense 9
bad, risky, high-risk, speculative -- (not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises")
=> unsound (vs. sound) -- (not sound financially; "unsound banking practices")
Sense 10
bad, unfit, unsound -- (physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth")
=> unhealthy (vs. healthy) -- (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers")
Sense 11
bad -- (capable of harming; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you")
=> harmful (vs. harmless) -- (causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking")
Sense 12
bad -- (characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life")
=> evil (vs. good) -- (morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds")
Sense 13
bad, forged -- (reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill")
=> counterfeit (vs. genuine), imitative -- (not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince")
Sense 14
bad, defective -- (not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance")
=> malfunctioning (vs. functioning), nonfunctional -- (not performing or able to perform its regular function; "a malfunctioning valve")
Synonyms of adv worse
1 sense of worse
Sense 1
worse -- ((comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner; "he did worse on the second exam")
