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Worse is an English word with synonyms like worsened or better. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Worse | Worsened | Worsening | Worsen | Worsens | Worser

Worse meaning

comparative form of bad: more bad

Synonyms of Worse

worsened better bad badness

Related words

Other words often associated with Worse or its synonyms:

good atrocious mischievousness amended evil terrible intensity ameliorate advisable tough awful goodness

Using Worse

  • The main meaning on this page is: comparative form of bad: more bad
  • Useful related words include: worsened, better, bad, badness.
  • In the example corpus, worse often appears in combinations such as: worse and, and worse, worse than.

Context around Worse

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

got 3× wax 2× points 2× getting 2× playing 1× dubbed 1× finished 1× shot 1× lot 1× gets 1×

Often after:

circulation 2× deceiving 1× doing 1× heart 1× mobility 1× emotional 1× better 1×

Sentence patterns with Worse

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

worse and worse 2× a bloke worse an old 1× a lot worse without him 1× better and worse better every 1× better or worse and in 1× bloke even worse an old 1× could be worse much worse 1× effects got worse and worse 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as the movie 1× but her optimistic 1× but unfortunately her 1× disorders of the 1× does the gaza 1× first up is 1×

Common sentence endings:

worse and worse 2× and being deceived 1× complex in aurora 1× harder to watch 1× have it worse 1× have to divorce 1×

Words around Worse

Just before it in the word index:

wors 2 worrywart 4 worryingly 74 worrying 886 worry 3.354 worrisomely 3

Just after it in the word index:

worsen 415 worsened 540 worsening 488 worsens 123 worser 2 worsfold 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

canadian 6.492 amid 6.487 appeal 6.484 solutions 6.482 properties 6.479 banks 6.474

Corpus analysis for Worse

  • In this selection, "worse" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, got, wax, points, circulation, deceiving and doing stand out and add context to how "worse" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include worse and worse, a bloke worse an old, get worse, getting worse and got worse. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "worse" sits close to words such as canadian, amid and appeal, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with worse

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Worse, doing “something, anything” could be worse, much worse. (9 words)

I was in a lot of pain, frustrated, playing worse and worse. (12 words)

As the movie progresses that sleaze just gets worse and worse and harder to watch. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

But her optimistic bubble was soon to burst, as the world began to wax worse and worse, as it is written in 2nd Timothy 3: 13, But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. (40 words)

For example, he said that racial and ethnic minority patients experienced greater hardship not only in terms of worse mobility skills but also in terms of worse emotional well-being, increased stigma, greater pain and insufficient social support. (38 words)

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure used to stream on Crunchyroll every new season, but after Part 6 the show is exclusive to Netflix for better and worse (better: every season dubbed, worse: no weekly releases). (34 words)

Question examples

Does the Gaza genocide only seem worse than others because it is the first in history that genocide can be seen ‘happening’ in real-time or in some respects is this one really worse? (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

But her optimistic bubble was soon to burst, as the world began to wax worse and worse, as it is written in 2nd Timothy 3: 13, But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

Worse, doing “something, anything” could be worse, much worse.

Women do historically vote Democrat, but this time Harris did worse with the female vote than both her Democratic predecessors — five points worse than Joe Biden and three points worse than Hillary Clinton.

Disorders of the coronary circulation can have devastating effects to the heart that results in a downward spiral of worse circulation leading to worse heart function leading to worse circulation and so on.

For example, he said that racial and ethnic minority patients experienced greater hardship not only in terms of worse mobility skills but also in terms of worse emotional well-being, increased stigma, greater pain and insufficient social support.

I didn’t really like the feeling of being drunk, and slowly as I got older, the after effects got worse and worse.

It was discovered that the worse the periodontitis was, the worse the fibrosis was, suggesting that the inflammation of gums may intensify inflammation and disease in the heart.

I was in a lot of pain, frustrated, playing worse and worse.

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I was lucky not to have it worse than I did because there are so many adults and children out there that do have it worse.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure used to stream on Crunchyroll every new season, but after Part 6 the show is exclusive to Netflix for better and worse (better: every season dubbed, worse: no weekly releases).

My usage was gradual… What I did kept getting worse and worse, and I didn't care what anybody else thought about me," she admitted.

Schauffele, who has never finished worse than seventh or shot worse than par in his seven years playing the Tour Championship, had a 68 and was at 14-under.

The Lions got a lot worse without him, but they’re better off today for being worse for a while.

And it’s getting worse and worse,” Trump said, referring to a viral video that appeared to show an armed mob roaming around an apartment complex in Aurora.

As the movie progresses that sleaze just gets worse and worse and harder to watch.

But unfortunately, her financial situation got "worse and worse" and he learned that she was in "bad credit card debt", so said she either sort it out or they'd have to divorce.

Does the Gaza genocide only seem worse than others because it is the first in history that genocide can be seen ‘happening’ in real-time or in some respects is this one really worse?

First up is the most significant player on the roster, for better or worse—and in this case, it was for worse.

Going back and forth to the doctors, nothing she was prescribed seemed to work on her face as the sore patches got “worse and worse” until she felt like she could no longer work.

I must start this off with an admission, I am a bloke – worse – an old bloke – even worse – an old white bloke.

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Common combinations with worse

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "worse" in a sentence?
An example: "But her optimistic bubble was soon to burst, as the world began to wax worse and worse, as it is written in 2nd Timothy 3: 13, But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "worse" from authentic English texts.
What does "worse" mean?
Worse means: comparative form of bad: more bad
What are synonyms of "worse"?
Common synonyms of "worse" include: worsened, better, bad, badness.
How many example sentences with "worse" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "worse", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.