Word Type

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Noun

Adjective

Proper Noun

Adverb

Adverb

Adjective

The word "worst" can be used as verb, noun, adjective, proper noun, adverb, adverb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

best best best

Derived Terms

Worst Korea at the worst at worst bad comes to worst be one's own worst enemy do one's worst doctors make the worst patients fear the worst get the worst of it hope for the best, prepare for the worst in the worst way least worst the cobbler always wears the worst shoes the cobbler's children are the worst shod the shoemaker always wears the worst shoes worse comes to worst worst case scenario worst comes to worst worst enemy worst for wear worst of both worlds worst off worst timeline worst-case worst-case scenario worst-kept secret worstness

Inflected/Variant Forms

bad ill

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

attempt beat beat out crush effort endeavor endeavour evil evilness final result outcome result resultant shell termination trounce try vanquish

Type Of (IsA)

attempt evil result

Manner Of

beat

Related Terms

worse

Related Terms

bad baddest badly defeat deteriorate good harmful ill inferior outdo severe unfavorable worse

Similar Terms

bad bottom bottom inferior last last place last-place lowest pessimal pessimal pessimum

Synonym Network

baddest illest most

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.