Word "WORSE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
changed for the worse in health or fitness
Synonyms:
worsened
Examples:
I feel worse today
her cold is worse

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
(comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
Examples:
this road is worse than the first one we took
the road is in worse shape than it was
she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying

Part of Speech:
Adverb
Definition:
(comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner
Examples:
he did worse on the second exam

Crossword Clues for WORSE

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Clue Source Date
Opposite of "better" Universal 05 Aug 2025
Not as good New York Times Mini 03 Aug 2025
Less good (5) Mirror Quick 19 Jul 2025
Swore badly, having deteriorated (5) Mirror Cryptic 19 Jul 2025
Western rose when cultivated is of poorer quality (5)
Walk's over - rain starts towards south-east and gets more severe (5)
Lesser in quality
Not as good; sower (anag.) The Telegraph Mini 20 Jun 2025
For better or __ Commuter 11 Jun 2025
The awful rows at one point become more awful (5)
___ for the wear *not better) (5)
Not so good Thomas Joseph 10 May 2025
What it could be
Less good Puzzler Backwords 15 Apr 2025
More than bad
Not as good The Telegraph Mini 17 Mar 2025
For better or for ...
Not as good as before
What things could always be Wall Street Journal 05 Feb 2025
Rows about energy that's deteriorated (5)
We often report substandard electrical leads a€“ that's not so good (5)
We often report substandard electrical leads - that's not so good (5) The Guardian Quiptic 29 Dec 2024
In one way or another, poorer (5)
Response during an eye exam New York Times 18 Dec 2024
More bad (5)
Sower (anag.) (5)
More unfavourable (5)
Less good Mirror Quick 29 Nov 2024
Swore badly, having deteriorated Mirror Cryptic 29 Nov 2024
West, as alternative to Southeast, isn't so good (5)
Comparative form of bad (5)
Less good Universal 18 Nov 2024
Inferior part of row or series
Inferior rupees consumed by misery (5)
"For better, or for ___"
Sausage eaten first is not as good (5)
Could be ____ (It's not so bad)
Or sew it differently - it's not as good as the last one (5)
Inferior (5) The Guardian Quick 10 Sep 2024
Swore badly - even more so! (5) Puzzler Cryptic 09 Sep 2024
Swore badly - even more so! (5) Puzzler Cryptic 11 Aug 2024
More unpleasant Mirror Tea Time 02 Aug 2024
Misery envelops empty rooms in less good condition The Times Quick Cryptic 31 Jul 2024
It's not so good to be so off, and the poorer by it (5)
Of lower quality The Telegraph Quick 08 Jul 2024
A point that's sore, perhaps, will never be better (5)
Inferior or less well
Line up with points of deterioration (5)
Comparative of bad (5)
Poorer rhyme for a purse (5)
____ for wear
Sausage starts to be inferior (5)
Was sporting about loss eventually, having come off this? The Times Cryptic 29 May 2024
'Going from bad to ..... '
One wouldn't think better of a patient who is this (5)
Less than bad
Inferior LA Times Daily 18 Apr 2024
More than bad
It isn't so good in Glasgow or Selkirk (5)
More dreadful Mirror Classic 23 Mar 2024
Less good The Telegraph Quick 19 Mar 2024
Not so well The Guardian Quick 16 Mar 2024
Aggravated, son donned trousers (5)
Be the_ for wear
A better rebuttal (5)
Inferior choice of directions (5)
Not as good a choice of two directions (5)
From bad to -
Damaged letter or two (5)
----- for wear, hungover
In poorer condition
What things could always be Wall Street Journal 15 Nov 2023
For better or for __ Newsday 14 Nov 2023
"For better, or for ___"
In sorrier shape LA Times Daily 18 Oct 2023
Put on clothing that's ultimately inferior The Times Cryptic 25 Aug 2023
Inferior Universal 13 Jul 2023
More ill with developing sore The Times Cryptic 11 May 2023
Not as good The Telegraph Quick 06 May 2023
Not better LA Times Daily 13 Mar 2023
Not as good Eugene Sheffer 07 Mar 2023
Less "Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, e.g LA Times Daily 25 Feb 2023
Deteriorating LA Times Daily 20 Jan 2023
Had on about South being not as good The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Dec 2022
Like 🙁 vis-à-vis :/ New York Times 23 Nov 2022
Like :( vis-à-vis :/ New York Times 23 Nov 2022
"For better, or for ___"
With nag, husband's left more disagreeable The Telegraph Cryptic 04 Oct 2022
From bad to ___ USA Today 23 Jul 2022
Not as good The Telegraph Quick 18 Jul 2022
Not so well The Telegraph Cryptic 30 May 2022
For better or for ___ Universal 28 Feb 2022
'For better or ___' USA Today 13 Feb 2022
Better's opposite
For better or ___ USA Today 09 Dec 2021
Quarrel about the Home Counties becoming less desirable
Not as nice LA Times Daily 28 Aug 2021
Not as nice The Washington Post 28 Aug 2021
Less skillfully Wall Street Journal 09 Aug 2021
"For better or for ___"
Not as good USA Today 14 Jun 2021
Beyond bad LA Times Daily 07 Jun 2021
Beyond bad The Washington Post 07 Jun 2021
Poorer fretted outside society
On the decline Wall Street Journal 17 Apr 2021
Inferior to another Irish Times Simplex 13 Mar 2021
Upsetting difference of opinion with heartless witness is not getting any better Irish Times Crosaire 02 Mar 2021
Inferior LA Times Daily 20 Feb 2021
Inferior The Washington Post 20 Feb 2021
Had on about son being poorer The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Feb 2021
Not as favorable Newsday 25 Dec 2020
Not so great New York Times 12 Dec 2020
Less well The Sun Two Speed 09 Nov 2020
More severe misery involves vergers in Reims The Sun Two Speed 09 Nov 2020
Less favorable USA Today 03 Nov 2020
In a less satisfactory state, with stallion husband gone
It's inferior upsetting difference of opinion from heartless witness Irish Times Crosaire 18 Aug 2020
For better or for ___ Universal 07 Aug 2020
Like a B+, vis-a-vis an A- Universal 03 Aug 2020
It's not getting any better for idlers from World Series Irish Times Crosaire 10 Jul 2020
Royal Society's in misery with lower standards
Not as good Newsday 02 Jun 2020
Husband abandons woman after fight turns more serious
Of lousier quality The Washington Post Sunday 12 Apr 2020
Not better with sore bum
Less well The Times Concise 06 Apr 2020
More than bad
Declining Newsday 15 Dec 2019
More bad language without a shred of decency – base!
C-, vis-a-vis C USA Today 02 Oct 2019
Not as well done Newsday 02 Oct 2019
Like a D, vis-a-vis a C The Washington Post Sunday 22 Sep 2019
"For better or for ___"
Opposite of better The Telegraph Quick 09 Jul 2019
F, vis-a-vis D- USA Today 28 Jun 2019
"I've seen ____" (bad comparative)
Wedding vow word The Washington Post 17 Apr 2019
Wedding vow word LA Times Daily 17 Apr 2019
More inferior Newsday 09 Apr 2019
Not as good Eugene Sheffer 23 Mar 2019
Less favorable LA Times Daily 24 Feb 2019
Less favorable The Washington Post 24 Feb 2019
Poorer New York Times 16 Feb 2019
Lower-quality Universal 29 Jan 2019
Inferior small bore going around
"It's __ than I thought" LA Times Daily 04 Jan 2019
'It's __ than I thought' The Washington Post 04 Jan 2019
"It's __ than I thought"
Lower-quality
C-, vis-a-vis C+
F, vis-a-vis D-
Wedding vow word
Sicker
Poorer
Less favorable
U-turn from better Universal 17 Dec 2018
See 117-Across Premier Sunday 02 Dec 2018
Swore badly, as it's not getting any better Irish Times Crosaire 29 Nov 2018
Bad's successor? Universal 06 Nov 2018
Not as good Universal 24 Sep 2018
Less well-done The Washington Post Sunday 05 Aug 2018
Having regressed Jonesin 24 Jul 2018
Not as good Thomas Joseph 07 May 2018
Sew around or it gets more difficult
"A fate ___ than death..."
Like an F, vis-a-vis a D USA Today 10 Jan 2018
Go from bad to __ Newsday 08 Jan 2018
Bad's successor?
Like an F, vis-a-vis a D
U-turn from better
Not as good
Troubling prognosis New York Times 30 Dec 2017
'I've seen ___' New York Times 07 Dec 2017
Eroded around front of ship — not so good
Inferior living in a bungalow or semi
Less favorable Newsday 02 Apr 2017
Inferior The Telegraph Quick 25 Jan 2017
Not so good Thomas Joseph 25 Jan 2017
Sicker Wall Street Journal 10 Jan 2017
"I've seen ___"
Troubling prognosis
Declining Wall Street Journal 18 Nov 2016
Showing additional symptoms Wall Street Journal 19 Oct 2016
In sorrier shape USA Today 29 Sep 2016
Less desirable The Washington Post 16 Jul 2016
From bad to ___ Universal 29 Feb 2016
From bad to ___ USA Today 20 Jan 2016
From bad to ___
In sorrier shape
Less good The Sun Two Speed 21 Nov 2015
Swore badly – even more so! The Sun Two Speed 21 Nov 2015
Better's opposite USA Today 11 May 2015
Extremely restless in misery is not so good
Swore to reform but hasn't got any better
Less well done Thomas Joseph 13 Mar 2015
Less well Universal 22 Feb 2015
What things could always be Universal 12 Feb 2015
Be the ___ for wear Universal 04 Jan 2015
Be the ___ for wear
Less well
Closer to last
What things could always be
Not as good
In sorrier shape
Less favorable
Better's opposite
Less desirable
Having gone south
"A fate ___ than death"
Better's opposite
No __ for the wear
Going downhill
Not as favorable
Dispute over London area becoming more unpleasant
In sorrier shape
Poorer
Billy Joel "___ Comes to Worst"
In decline
"For better or for ___"
Marriage vow condition
Less acceptable
In decline
Not so good
Further from recovery
In sorrier shape
Deserving fewer stars (than)
What you hope the other bands at the battle are
More unfavorable
In sorrier shape
Badder, more formally
More than bad
Inferior
In a sorrier state
Sicker than before
More severe
Aggravated
Further from recovery
No ___ for wear
More than bad
Inferior
In a sorrier state
Billy Joel: "___ Comes to Worst"
Less favorable
Better's opposite
Inferior
Less well
Not as favorable
Less well-done
Less favorable
Less better-off
Not so good
What things could always be
Unfavorable prognosis
Not as well
Not so good
In decline
Less favorable
Deteriorating
Deteriorating
Better's opposite
Declining
Sicker
Hardly better
Less better-off
Successor to bad?
Not as good
Not as well
"It's ___ than that!"
"If __ comes to ..."
Far from better
Less better-off
Marriage vow condition
"For better or for ___"
"If __ comes to ..."
On the decline
"For better or for __"
More severe
"Which is ___ ...?"
Less favorable
Not as well
"For better or for __"
Not as well
"For Better or __"
Less well
Poor prognosis
Wedding vow word
Aggravated
Not as good
Inferior
Better antithesis
"A fate ___ than death"
Less favorable
Less desirable
A medic might tie one on
Showing more symptoms
"And if that weren't bad enough ..."
Not as well
Not as good
Successor to bad?
Having deteriorated
Having retrogressed
On the downslide
Not as good
Marital antonym of "better"
"...for better or __"
In poorer health
Unfavorable prognosis
Not as good
Not as good
Less favorable
Not as good
Of lesser quality
"...for better or __"
More severe
Of lesser quality
"It could be ___"
Inferior
More dire
Deteriorating
"For better or for ___"
"It could be ___"
Medical pronouncement
What things could be
Be the ___ for wear
Inferior
Poorer
Declining in health
Further downhill
Failing further
Wedding vow word
On the decline
Better's antithesis
More unfavorable
More than bad
Better's antithesis
From bad to __
Hardly better
What things could always be
Definitely not better
Going downhill
For better or for ____
More unfavorable
Less desirable
In a poorer state
More unpleasant
From bad to ___
Better's opposite
An anagram for sower
Opposite of better
Wedding-vow word
More inferior
Better's antithesis
Less acceptable
"No ___ for the wear"
Direr
Of poorer quality
___ for the wear
Better's partner
Aggravated
More faulty.
More unsuitable.
Less good.
Less well.
Not so good.
Poorer.
More unfavorable.
Not as good.
Less fitting.
Inferior.
Comparatively bad.
More serious.
More deleterious.
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