BETTER Antonyms

There are 12 antonyms of the word better. (opposite meanings)

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bet good goodly goodness betterment


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	decline				verb, nounv, n
	noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc.
	deteriorate				verbv
	verb • become worse or disintegrate • grow progressively worse
	inferior				adjectiveadj
	adjective • of or characteristic of low rank or importance • of low or inferior quality • written or printed below and to one side of another character • having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit noun • one of lesser rank or station or quality • a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character adjective satellite • lower than a given reference point • falling short of some prescribed norm
	lesser				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • of less size or importance adjective satellite • smaller in size or amount or value
	regress				verbv
	noun • the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence • returning to a former state verb • go back to a statistical means • go back to a previous state • get worse or fall back to a previous condition • go back to bad behavior
	subordinate				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • lower in rank or importance • subject or submissive to authority or the control of another • (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence noun • an assistant subject to the authority or control of another • a word that is more specific than a given word verb • rank or order as less important or consider of less value • make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
	worse				adjectiveadj
	adjective • (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability • changed for the worse in health or fitness noun • something inferior in quality or condition or effect adverb • (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner
	worsen				verbv
	verb • grow worse • make worse
	poorer				adjectiveadj
	adjective • having little money or few possessions • characterized by or indicating poverty • lacking in quality or substances noun • people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) adjective satellite • deserving or inciting pity • of insufficient quantity to meet a need
	bad				adjectiveadj
	adjective • having undesirable or negative qualities • feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone noun • that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency adverb • with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') • very much; strongly adjective satellite • serious or severe • feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') • (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition • not capable of being collected • below average in quality or performance • nonstandard • not financially safe or secure • physically unsound or diseased • capable of harming • characterized by wickedness or immorality • reproduced fraudulently • not working properly
	evil				adjectiveadj
	adjective • morally bad or wrong noun • morally objectionable behavior • the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice adjective satellite • having the nature of vice • having or exerting a malignant influence
	poor				adjectiveadj
	adjective • having little money or few possessions • characterized by or indicating poverty • lacking in quality or substances noun • people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) adjective satellite • deserving or inciting pity • of insufficient quantity to meet a need