Synonyms and antonyms of Worse in British Thesaurus

worse (adjective)

more unpleasant or bad than something else or than before

inferior (adjective)

not as good as someone or something else

impoverished (adjective)

something that is impoverished has become worse in quality

pale (adjective)

less impressive or not as good as before or when compared with someone or something similar

extraordinary (adjective)

much better or worse than is usual

degenerate (adjective)

formal in a worse state than before

retrogressive (adjective)

returning to a condition or state that is worse than the present one, instead of improving or making progress

backwards (adjective)

not progressing but changing back to a previous worse state

for the worse ()

in a way that makes a situation worse

not a patch on something ()

much less good than something

at its/their worst ()

as bad or unpleasant as someone or something can be

at worst ()

used for talking about the worst possibility in a situation

inferiority (noun)

the fact that someone or something is not as good, important, intelligent etc as someone or something else

no competition ()

not nearly as good or successful as someone or something else

not hold a candle to ()

to be much less good, beautiful, impressive etc than someone or something else

retrograde (adjective)

formal returning to a condition or situation that is worse than the present one

someone/something cannot compete (with) ()

someone or something can never be as good or successful as someone or something else

sugar-coated (adjective)

trying to make something seem less unpleasant than it is

there’s nothing worse than (doing) something ()

used for talking about things that you dislike very much

worse (adverb)

more badly

worse (adverb)

more severely

the worst (noun)

something or someone that is worse than all others

worst (adjective)

worse than all others, or worse than at all other times

worst (adverb)

more badly than all others

worst of all ()

used for talking about the worst aspect of a situation