at worst

phrase

: under the worst circumstances

Examples of at worst in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Players, coaches, and analysts all agreed that the red card was harsh at best, and inaccurately given at worst. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

To think that risk disappears when hiring an expert is, at best, naïve and, at worst, strategically negligent. — Vicente Pava, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

But this narrative of the USMNT winning formula is, at worst, wrong and at best, incomplete. — Michael Morris, Time, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at worst

• accursed
• amerced
• cloudburst
• coerced
• conversed
• disbursed
• dispersed
• headfirst
• immersed
• outburst
• rehearsed
• reversed