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Synonyms for worst

modified

most terrible, most harmful, poorest, lowest, least, most ghastly, most horrible, most pitiful, least meaningful, meanest, least understanding, least effective.

noun

at worst

under the worst possible circumstances, if worst comes to worst, unluckily, grievously; see badly 1, unfortunately 1, 2.

get the worst of

fail, miss, be defeated, be beaten; see lose 3.

give one the worst of it

overcome, get the better of one, triumph; see beat 2, defeat 1.

in the worst way

very much, greatly, so much one can taste it*.

verb

triumph over, overcome, best; see beat 2, defeat 1, 2, 3.

See worst in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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