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Using Worse vs Worst

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When is something worse, and when is it the worst? Both of these words function as adjectives and adverbs to describe something bad, but ~’worse~’ is just somewhat bad, while ~’worst~’ is the absolute bottom, as we’ll learn in this lesson.

Worse vs. Worst

Let’s say you ate a really gross cafeteria lunch today. It was definitely worse than the lunch you had yesterday, but was it the worst?

‘Worse’ and ‘worst’ are both words that describe something bad. They can be used as adjectives to describe a noun (like your lunch) or an adverb to describe a verb or another adjective. They also can function as nouns to describe a bad thing.

But when should you use ‘worse’ and when should you use ‘worst?’ Well, ‘worse‘ is a comparative adjective or adverb, describing something that is more disagreeable than something else. By comparison, ‘worst‘ is a superlative adjective or an adverb that means something is as bad as it can get: there is nothing that can get worse.

Use of Worse

‘Worse’ is most commonly used as a comparative adjective that describes a noun. And since it’s a comparative adjective, it’s often followed by ‘than,’ indicating what the noun is being compared to. Here are some examples both with and without ‘than:’

  • This food is bad, but it could be worse.
  • This Nicolas Cage movie is worse than the last Nicolas Cage movie I saw.
  • Being grounded on a Friday night is bad, but being grounded on a Saturday is even worse.

These adjectives all describe nouns, but ‘worse’ can also be used as an adverb, which modifies a noun or other adjective, as in these examples:

  • I did worse than Jane on the math test.
  • I feel like I am getting worse at basketball even though I practice every day.
  • I was hoping to be over this illness, but I am doing worse today.

Notice that in these sentences, ‘worse’ is used to compare two actions or things, even if the actions or things being compared are not directly stated.

‘Worse’ also can be used as a noun to describe a bad event or state of being, as shown in these examples:

 
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