Related Words for from bad to worse

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abominable
x/xxx
Adjective
abuse
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Noun, Verb
abusive
x/x
Adjective
according
x/x
Adjective, Adverb
ache
/
Noun, Verb
across
x/
Adverb, Noun
acute
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
addressed
x/
Adjective
adverse
x/
Adjective
affliction
x/x
Noun
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
against
x/
Noun
aged
/
Adjective, Noun
ago
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
agreeable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
ailing
/x
Adjective, Noun
ailment
/x
Noun
alleging
x/x
Noun
along
x/
Adverb
amiss
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
among
x/
amongst
x/
and
x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
angry
/x
Adjective, Verb
annoying
x/x
Adjective, Noun
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
appalling
x/x
Adjective
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
ashamed
x/
Adjective
astray
x/
Adverb
at
/
Noun, Adjective
atrocious
x/x
Adjective
awful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
awkward
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
awry
x/
Adverb, Adjective
badly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
badness
/x
Noun
barely
/x
Adverb
based
/
Verb, Adjective
basis
/x
Noun
be
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beastly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
because
x/
Adverb
before
x/
Adverb
beginning
x/x
Noun, Adjective
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
believe
x/
Verb
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
beyond
x/
Adverb, Noun
big
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
black
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
bleak
/
Adjective, Noun
boring
/x
Adjective, Noun
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
breath
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
brute
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bum
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
but
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
can
/
Verb, Noun
catastrophic
xx/x
Adjective
cease
/
Verb, Noun
cheap
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
cheesy
/x
Adjective
chess
/
Noun
choose
/
Verb, Noun
clumsy
/x
Adjective, Noun
combat
/x
Noun, Verb
coming
/x
Noun, Adjective
commencing
x/x
Verb
company
/xx
Noun, Verb
composed
x/
Adjective
concerning
x/x
Adjective, Noun
continued
x/x
Adjective, Noun
corky
/x
Name, Adjective
corrupt
x/
Adjective, Verb
counterfeit
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
cow
/
Noun, Verb
crap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
crappy
/x
Adjective
crime
/
Noun, Verb
critical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
cruel
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
crummy
/x
Adjective, Noun
damaged
/x
Adjective
dangerous
/xx
Adjective
dans
/
Verb
dark
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
dated
/x
Adjective
day
/
Noun, Verb
deadlocked
/x
Adjective
decomposed
xx/
Verb, Adjective
deeper
/x
Adjective
defaulting
x/x
Noun
defective
x/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
deficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
degenerate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
degraded
x/x
Adjective
deleterious
xx/xx
Adjective
delinquent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
departure
x/x
Noun
deplorable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
depressed
x/
Adjective
des
/
Noun
despicable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
deteriorated
x/xxxx
Verb
detrimental
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
devastating
/xxx
Adjective
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
difficulty
/xxx
Noun
dire
/
Adjective, Noun
directed
x/x
Adjective
dirty
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
disadvantageous
xxx/x
Adjective
disagreeable
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
disappointing
xx/x
Adjective
disastrous
x/x
Adjective
disease
x/
Noun, Verb
disgusting
x/x
Adjective
dismal
/x
Adjective
disorderly
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
disrepair
xx/
Noun, Verb
disruptive
x/x
Adjective
distressing
x/x
Adjective
docs
/
Noun
dog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
doubtful
/x
Adjective, Noun
doubtless
/x
Adverb, Adjective
draconian
x/xx
Adjective
dramatic
x/x
Adjective
dreadful
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
dubious
/xx
Adjective
dumb
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb
during
/x
Noun
durum
/x
Noun
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
egregious
x/x
Adjective
embarrassed
x/x
Adjective
erg
/
Noun, Verb
erroneous
x/xx
Adjective
error
/x
Noun, Verb
evil
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
exasperating
x/xxx
Adjective
exits
/x
Noun
extract
/x
Verb, Noun
failed
/
Adjective
failure
/x
Noun
false
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun
faltering
/xx
Noun, Adjective
fat
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fateful
/x
Adjective
faulty
/x
Adjective
fearful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
few
/
Noun
fierce
/
Adjective, Adverb
filthy
/x
Adjective, Verb
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
flawed
/
Adjective
following
/xx
Adjective, Noun
forged
/
Adjective
fort
/
Noun, Verb
fortune
/x
Noun, Verb
foul
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
freaky
/x
Adjective
frightful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
ghastly
/x
Adjective, Adverb
girl
/
Noun, Verb
gloomy
/x
Adjective, Noun
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
goodness
/x
Noun
grainy
/x
Adjective
grave
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
grim
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
gross
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
gruesome
/x
Adjective
guilty
/x
Adjective, Noun
hairy
/x
Adjective
half
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
happiest
/xx
Adjective
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hardly
/x
Adverb
harm
/
Noun, Verb
harmful
/x
Adjective
harsh
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
hazardous
/xx
Adjective
heavier
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
heinous
/x
Adjective
hideous
/xx
Adjective
higher
/x
Noun, Verb
hopeless
/x
Adjective
horrendous
x/x
Adjective
horrible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
horrid
/x
Adjective
horrific
x/x
Adjective
horrifying
/xxx
Adjective
horror
/x
Noun
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hurtful
/x
Adjective
ill
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
imitative
/xxx
Adjective
immoral
x/x
Adjective
impaired
x/
Adjective, Noun
imperfectly
x/xx
Adverb
improper
x/x
Adjective, Verb
inaccurate
x/xx
Adjective
inadequate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
inappropriate
xx/xx
Adjective
inauspicious
xx/x
Adjective
inclement
x/x
Adjective
incompetent
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
incompletely
xx/x
Adverb
incorrect
xx/
Adjective, Noun
indecent
x/x
Adjective
ineffective
xx/x
Adjective
inefficient
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
inferior
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
infidel
/xx
Noun, Adjective
injurious
x/xx
Adjective
insecure
/xx
Adjective
insolvent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
insufficient
xx/x
Adjective
integrity
x/xx
Noun
intense
x/
Adjective
inter
x/
Name, Verb
invalid
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
invisible
x/xx
Adjective, Verb, Noun
involving
x/x
Verb
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
iv
/
Name, Adjective
japan
x/
Name, Verb
japanese
xx/
Adjective, Name
keen
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
l
x
Noun, Adjective
lack
/
Noun, Verb
lame
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
lamentable
x/xx
Adjective
larger
/x
Adjective
lazy
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
lean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
learned
/
Adjective, Noun
leave
/
Verb, Noun
liability
xx/xx
Noun
lie
/
Verb, Noun
little
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
lot
/
Noun, Verb
lousy
/x
Adjective
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
lucky
/x
Adjective, Noun
mad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
major
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
mal
/
Noun
mala
/x
Noun
malady
/xx
Noun
male
/
Noun, Adjective
malformed
x/
Adjective
malfunctioning
x/xx
Noun
malicious
x/x
Adjective
malignant
x/x
Adjective, Noun
malnourished
x/x
Adjective
malo
/x
Name
maltreatment
x/x
Noun
mangled
/x
Adjective
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
meantime
/x
Noun, Adverb
mediocre
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
messy
/x
Adjective
mischievous
/xx
Adjective
misconceived
xx/
Adjective
miserable
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
misguided
x/x
Adjective
mistake
x/
Noun, Verb
mistreatment
x/x
Noun
misused
x/
Adjective
morally
/xx
Adverb
more
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
nasty
/x
Adjective, Noun
naughty
/x
Adjective, Verb
nays
/
Noun
nearer
/x
Adjective
nefarious
x/xx
Adjective
negative
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
never
/x
Adverb
news
/
Noun, Verb
nice
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
nil
/
Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
nonfunctional
x/xx
Adjective
nonperforming
xx/x
Adjective
nonstandard
x/x
Adjective, Noun
not
/
Adverb, Noun
nothing
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
notorious
x/xx
Adjective, Adverb
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
noxious
/x
Adjective
null
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
objectionable
x/xxx
Adjective
obnoxious
x/x
Adjective
occasion
x/x
Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
okay
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
ominous
/xx
Adjective
once
/
Adverb, Noun
origin
/xx
Noun
originating
x/xxx
Verb
ornery
/xx
Adjective
outcome
/x
Noun
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
pain
/
Noun, Verb
painful
/x
Adjective
pair
/
Noun, Verb
paltry
/x
Adjective
par
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
para
/x
Noun, Adjective
past
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
per
/
Adjective, Noun
perceive
x/
Verb
perform
x/
Verb
pernicious
x/x
Adjective
perverse
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
physical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
pious
/x
Adjective
pitiful
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
pleasanter
/xx
Adjective, Noun
point
/
Noun, Verb
poor
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
poorly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
precarious
x/xx
Adjective
prejudicial
xx/x
Adjective
pretty
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
provenance
/xx
Noun, Verb
provide
x/
Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
queer
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
questionable
/xxx
Adjective
rainy
/x
Adjective
rascal
/x
Noun, Adjective
rea
/
Noun
redheaded
/xx
Adjective
refusal
x/x
Noun
regarding
x/x
Noun
regrettable
x/xx
Adjective
relative
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
repeat
x/
Verb, Noun
reprehensible
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
risky
/x
Adjective
rogue
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
rotten
/x
Adjective, Adverb
rough
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
rubber
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
rude
/
Adjective
sad
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
sale
/
Noun
same
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
satan
/x
Name
save
/
Verb, Noun
scarcely
/x
Adverb
scary
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
see
/
Verb, Noun
seems
/
Verb
selections
x/x
Noun
selfsame
//
Noun, Adjective
serious
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
seriously
/xxx
Adverb
serve
/
Verb, Noun
severe
x/
Adjective, Noun
shabby
/x
Adjective, Verb
shame
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
share
/
Noun, Verb
shoddy
/x
Adjective, Noun
short
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
sick
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
sickness
/x
Noun
sideways
/x
Adverb, Adjective
silly
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
sinful
/x
Adjective
slab
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
slippery
/xx
Adjective
slow
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
small
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
smelly
/x
Adjective, Noun
sneaky
/x
Adjective, Noun
sore
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
sorry
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
sour
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
source
/
Noun, Verb
speculative
/xxx
Adjective
spiteful
/x
Adjective
spoiled
/
Adjective
stale
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
stalled
/
Verb
starting
/x
Noun
stinking
/x
Adjective, Noun
stormy
/x
Adjective, Noun
stronger
/x
Adjective
stumbling
/xx
Noun
stupid
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
stuttgart
/x
Name
substandard
x/x
Adjective
suspect
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
suspicious
x/x
Adjective
tacky
/x
Adjective, Noun
tainted
/x
Adjective
temper
/x
Noun, Verb
terrible
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
terrific
x/x
Adjective
than
/
Adverb, Noun
the
x
Adverb, Noun
them
/
Noun
thing
/
Noun, Verb
thinly
/x
Adverb
this
/
Adverb, Noun
throughout
x/
Adverb
time
/
Noun, Verb
tops
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
torque
/
Noun, Verb
tough
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
towards
x/
Adverb, Adjective
toxic
/x
Adjective
tragic
/x
Adjective, Noun
trouble
/x
Noun, Verb
ugly
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
unattractive
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
unclear
x/
Adjective, Verb
uncollectible
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
uncomfortable
x/xxx
Adjective
under
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
underneath
xx/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
undernourished
xx/x
Adjective
undesirable
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
uneasy
x/x
Adjective
unfathomable
x/xxx
Adjective
unfavorable
x/xxx
Adjective
unfit
x/
Adjective, Verb
unfortunate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
unhappy
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
unhealthy
x/x
Adjective
unkind
x/
Adjective
unpleasant
x/x
Adjective
unsafe
x/
Adjective, Verb
unsanitary
x/xxx
Adjective
unsatisfactory
xxx/xx
Adjective
unscrupulous
x/xx
Adjective
unskilled
x/
Adjective
unsound
x/
Adjective
unspeakable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
unsuccessful
xx/x
Adjective
unsuitable
x/xx
Adjective
unwell
x/
Adjective
unwise
x/
Adjective
unworthiness
x/xx
Noun
upset
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
using
/x
Noun
van
/
Noun, Verb
versus
/x
Verb
via
/x
Noun
vicious
/x
Adjective, Noun
vile
/
Adjective
villain
/x
Noun, Verb
void
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
wave
/
Noun, Verb
weak
/
Adjective
what
/
Adverb, Noun
when
/
Adverb, Noun
whoever
x/x
whom
/
Noun
wicked
/x
Adjective, Adverb
wickedness
/xx
Noun
with
/
Adverb, Noun
without
x/
Adverb
wonderful
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
worsened
/x
Adjective
wretched
/x
Adjective
wrong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
xi
/
Noun
zero
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb