worst
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the least favorable outcome
the worst that could happen
Types & categories
- final result hypernym
Related & opposite
- worst derivation
Sense 2 verb
defeat thoroughly
He mopped up the floor with his opponents
Types & categories
- beat hypernym
Related & opposite
- thrashing derivation
Sense 3 adjective
(superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition
the worst player on the team
Related & opposite
- bad also see
- inferior also see
- best antonym
- worst derivation
- worst derivation
- worst derivation
- superlative domain usage
- bottom similar to
- last-place similar to
- pessimal similar to
Sense 4 adverb
to the highest degree of inferiority or badness
She suffered worst of all
Sense 5 noun
the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable
the invaders did their worst
Types & categories
- evilness hypernym
Related & opposite
- worst derivation
Sense 6 noun
the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of
it was the worst he had ever done on a test
Types & categories
- effort hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | worst |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | final result |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrashing |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | beat |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | bad |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | inferior |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | best |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | worst |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | worst |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | worst |
| 3 | domain usage | Related & opposite | superlative |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | bottom |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | last-place |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | pessimal |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | worst |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | evilness |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | best |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | worst |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | effort |