Worst
nnoun.eventthe least favorable outcomeExamples:- the worst that could happen
Derivationally Related Form:worst
Hypernyms:final result outcome result resultant termination
Inherited Hypernyms:worstresultendinghappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.attributethe greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capableExamples:- the invaders did their worst
- so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best
Derivationally Related Form:worst
Hypernyms:evil evilness
Inherited Hypernyms:worstevilimmoralityqualityattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable ofExamples:- it was the worst he had ever done on a test
Antonyms:best
Derivationally Related Form:worst
Hypernyms:attempt effort endeavor endeavour try
Inherited Hypernyms:worstattemptactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.competitiondefeat thoroughlySynset:mop up pip rack up whip
Examples:- He mopped up the floor with his opponents
Derivationally Related Form:whipping
Hypernyms:beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish
Inherited Hypernyms:worstbeatget the better of
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | The fighter managed to --- his opponent (apply to: pip, worst, mop up, whip)
adjadj.all(superlative of 'bad') most wanting in quality or value or conditionDomain Usage:superlative
Examples:- the worst player on the team
- the worst weather of the year
Antonyms:best
Derivationally Related Form:worst
Inherited Hypernyms:worst
Similar to:bottom last last-place lowest pessimal pessimum
See also:bad inferior
adjadj.allhaving undesirable or negative qualitiesAttributes:quality
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:good
Derivationally Related Form:badness
Inherited Hypernyms:bad
Similar to:abominable atrocious awful dreadful painful terrible unspeakable corked corky deplorable distressing lamentable pitiful sad sorry fearful frightful hard tough hopeless horrid crappy icky lousy rotten shitty stinking stinky ill incompetent unskilled mediocre naughty negative pretty no-good rubber severe swingeing uncool unsuitable
See also:disobedient evil unfavorable unfavourable worse worst
adj satadj.allvery intenseSynset:bad big
Examples:- a bad headache
- in a big rage
- had a big (or bad) shock
- a bad earthquake
- a bad storm
Antonyms:mild
Derivationally Related Form:badness
Inherited Hypernyms:bad
Similar to:intense
adj satadj.allfeeling physical discomfort or pain ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for 'bad')Domain Usage:colloquialism
Synset:bad tough
Examples:- my throat feels bad
- she felt bad all over
- he was feeling tough after a restless night
Antonyms:comfortable
Derivationally Related Form:badness
Inherited Hypernyms:bad
Similar to:uncomfortable
adj satadj.all(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable conditionSynset:bad spoiled spoilt
Examples:- bad meat
- a refrigerator full of spoilt food
Antonyms:fresh
Inherited Hypernyms:bad
Similar to:stale
adjadj.allfeeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undoneSynset:bad regretful sorry
Examples:- felt regretful over his vanished youth
- regretful over mistakes she had made
- he felt bad about breaking the vase
Antonyms:unregretful
Inherited Hypernyms:regretful
See also:penitent repentant
adj satadj.allnot capable of being collectedSynset:bad uncollectible
Examples:- a bad (or uncollectible) debt
Antonyms:valid
Inherited Hypernyms:bad
Similar to:invalid
adj satadj.allbelow average in quality or performanceExamples:- a bad chess player
- a bad recital
Antonyms:superior
Derivationally Related Form:badness
Inherited Hypernyms:bad
Similar to:inferior
adj satadj.allnonstandardTopic:linguistics
Domain Usage:colloquialism
Antonyms:standard
Inherited Hypernyms:bad
Similar to:nonstandard
adj satadj.allnot financially safe or secureSynset:bad high-risk risky speculative
Examples:- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
Antonyms:sound
Derivationally Related Form:riskinessspeculatespeculativenessrisk
Inherited Hypernyms:bad
Similar to:unsound
adj satadj.allphysically unsound or diseasedSynset:bad unfit unsound
Examples:- has a bad back
- a bad heart
- bad teeth
- an unsound limb
- unsound teeth
Antonyms:healthy
Derivationally Related Form:unsoundnessunfitness
Inherited Hypernyms:bad
Similar to:unhealthy
adj satadj.allcapable of harmingExamples:- bad air
- smoking is bad for you
Antonyms:harmless
Inherited Hypernyms:bad
Similar to:harmful
adj satadj.allcharacterized by wickedness or immoralityAntonyms:good
Derivationally Related Form:badness
Inherited Hypernyms:bad
Similar to:evil
adj satadj.allreproduced fraudulentlySynset:bad forged
Examples:- like a bad penny...
- a forged twenty dollar bill
Antonyms:genuine
Inherited Hypernyms:bad
Similar to:counterfeit imitative
adj satadj.allnot working properlySynset:bad defective
Examples:- a bad telephone connection
- a defective appliance
Antonyms:functioning
Derivationally Related Form:defectiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:bad
Similar to:malfunctioning nonfunctional
advadv.allto the highest degree of inferiority or badnessExamples:- She suffered worst of all
- schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts
- the worst dressed person present
Inherited Hypernyms:worst