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Synonyms & Antonyms of worse
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for worse
- common,
- commonplace,
- everyday,
- familiar,
- frequent,
- garden,
- household,
- normal,
- ordinary,
- routine,
- ubiquitous,
- usual
- bad,
- bastard,
- bush,
- bush-league,
- deficient,
- depressed,
- dissatisfactory,
- ill,
- inferior,
- lame,
- lousy,
- low,
- lower,
- off,
- paltry,
- poor,
- punk,
- substandard,
- unacceptable,
- unsatisfactory,
- wanting
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