Meaning & use
worse
Of lower quality, more severe, or less satisfactory than something else; the comparative form of 'bad.'
See it in a sentence
The traffic today was even worse than yesterday's rush hour.
His cough got worse after he went out in the cold without a coat.
A note on using this word
Worse is the comparative of both 'bad' and 'ill,' so it can describe declining health as well as declining quality.
Words with a similar meaning
inferior
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Words with an opposite meaning
better
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