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worse

adjective as in something less good

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I would say that changing Section 230 would actually make those problems even worse, because you’re going to start to provide incentives for platforms to moderate less.

Though we seemed to crest this wave a few weeks ago, epidemiologists are concerned that the upcoming holiday season and the travel and small gatherings that accompany it, could make the surge even worse.

The pandemic has ravaged the local economy and could make the situation even worse.

If it spreads here, it will make an already-bad situation even worse.

Meanwhile, climate change is making existing deficiencies worse.

A Republican candidate hoping to win red state support could find a worse team to root for than one from Dallas.

Among whites, the situation is also bad — in some ways, even worse.

The headaches, fevers (and worse) you may experience on Thursday are nothing new.

Or is it simply that what you are hearing and seeing about race in the media seems worse?

Worse still is how much of this is being made into performance.

Conditions in the new country had gone from bad to worse, and if the season should experience another drought, the worst was come.

He saw that the situation was worse than even he had bargained for, and all his irresolution began to return upon him.

Hence, shortage of ammunition and shortage of water, which last was the worse felt to-day.

“Alas, mon bon Monsieur, it goes from bad to worse,” sighed the old man.

Lyn was looking at me intently, and her voice was steady; that squeezed kind of steadiness that is almost worse than tears.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to worse, such as: bad, poor, ill, and not so good.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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