worst

nouns

the least favorable outcome

"the worst that could happen"

worst

is a type of (narrower)

something that results

"he listened for the results on the radio"

final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination

the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable

"the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best"

worst

is a type of (narrower)

the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice

"attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"

evil, evilness

the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of

"it was the worst he had ever done on a test"

worst

antonym

best

is a type of (narrower)

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

"made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try

verbs

defeat thoroughly

"He mopped up the floor with his opponents"

mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst

adjectives

(superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition

"the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"

worst

antonym

best

is similar to

the lowest rank

"bottom member of the class"

bottom

is similar to

lowest in rank or importance

"last prize"; "in last place"

last, last-place, lowest

is similar to

of an organism's environment; least favorable for survival

pessimal, pessimum

domain usage

an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)

"the critics lavished superlatives on it"

superlative

adverbs

to the highest degree of inferiority or badness

"She suffered worst of all"; "schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts"; "the worst dressed person present"

worst