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the worst synonyms

Trying to find another word for the worst in English? No problem. Our thesaurus contains synonyms of the worst in 35 different contexts. We have listed all the similar and related words for the worst alphabetically.

  • adversity
  • anguish
  • calamity
  • cross
  • crux
  • depression
  • difficulty
  • disease
  • disorder
  • distress
  • affliction
  • bummer
  • calamity
  • can of worms
  • catastrophe
  • clutch
  • contretemps
  • crunch
  • difficulty
  • disaster
  • disappointment
  • disaster
  • downer
  • drag
  • misfortune
  • adversity
  • affliction
  • blue ruin
  • cataclysm
  • catastrophe
  • collapse
  • cross
  • curtains
  • distress
  • downfall
  • Gordian knot
  • Pandora's box
  • complex problem
  • complexity
  • complication
  • difficult situation
  • difficulty
  • dog's breakfast
  • entanglement
  • hard nut to crack
  • accident
  • adversity
  • affliction
  • alluvion
  • bad luck
  • bad news
  • blow
  • calamity
  • casualty
  • cataclysm
  • clamp
  • clasp
  • clench
  • clinch
  • connection
  • coupling
  • grapple
  • grasp
  • grip
  • gripe
  • disaster
  • embarrassment
  • misadventure
  • misfortune
  • mishap
  • predicament
  • crisis
  • critical point
  • crux
  • difficulty
  • emergency
  • hour of decision
  • moment of truth
  • problem
  • test
  • trouble
  • adversity
  • arduousness
  • awkwardness
  • barricade
  • check
  • complication
  • crisis
  • crux
  • dead end
  • deadlock
  • act of God
  • adversity
  • affliction
  • bad luck
  • bad news
  • bale
  • bane
  • blight
  • blow
  • bust
  • ache
  • affliction
  • anguish
  • anxiety
  • bad news
  • blues
  • care
  • concern
  • cross
  • dejection
  • bad deal
  • bad scene
  • bad trip
  • bummer
  • drag
  • misfortune
  • raw deal
  • rotten hand
  • annoyance
  • bore
  • bother
  • burden
  • encumbrance
  • hang-up
  • hindrance
  • impediment
  • nuisance
  • pain
  • curse
  • double whammy
  • hex
  • hostile stare
  • ill wishes
  • jinx
  • malocchio
  • silent curse
  • whammy
  • adversity
  • difficulties
  • hardship
  • rough going
  • stress
  • troubles
  • affliction
  • bad break
  • bummer
  • calamity
  • can of worms
  • catastrophe
  • clutch
  • contretemps
  • crunch
  • difficulty
  • Herculean task
  • accident
  • adversity
  • affliction
  • asperity
  • austerity
  • calamity
  • case
  • catastrophe
  • curse
  • abuse
  • ache
  • afflict
  • ail
  • be sore
  • be tender
  • belt
  • bite
  • blemish
  • bruise
  • affliction
  • bad break
  • bummer
  • calamity
  • can of worms
  • catastrophe
  • clutch
  • contretemps
  • crunch
  • difficulty
  • bind
  • box
  • corner
  • difficulty
  • dilemma
  • fix
  • hole
  • hot water
  • pickle
  • plight
  • black magic
  • charm
  • enchantment
  • evil eye
  • hex
  • hoodoo
  • kiss of death
  • nemesis
  • plague
  • spell
  • clincher
  • coup de grace
  • deathblow
  • end-all
  • knockout
  • mortal blow
  • ache
  • agony
  • anguish
  • anvil chorus
  • bad news
  • blues
  • depression
  • desolation
  • despair
  • despondency
  • accident
  • adversity
  • affliction
  • annoyance
  • anxiety
  • bad break
  • bad luck
  • bad news
  • blow
  • burden
  • blow
  • blunder
  • calamity
  • collision
  • crack-up
  • disaster
  • fender-bender
  • fluke
  • hazard
  • ill-fortune
  • affliction
  • bad break
  • bummer
  • calamity
  • can of worms
  • catastrophe
  • clutch
  • contretemps
  • crunch
  • difficulty
  • headache
  • nudnik
  • nuisance
  • pain in the butt
  • pain in the rear
  • pest
  • schmo
  • Cancer
  • adulteration
  • bacteria
  • bane
  • blight
  • contagion
  • contamination
  • corruption
  • germ
  • infection
  • about-face
  • antipode
  • antipole
  • antithesis
  • back
  • bottom
  • change of mind
  • contra
  • contradiction
  • contradictory
  • affliction
  • agony
  • anguish
  • bad news
  • big trouble
  • blow
  • blues
  • care
  • catastrophe
  • dejection
  • adversity
  • affliction
  • anguish
  • difficulty
  • discomfort
  • distress
  • dolor
  • hardship
  • martyrdom
  • misery
  • affliction
  • bad break
  • bummer
  • calamity
  • can of worms
  • catastrophe
  • clutch
  • contretemps
  • crunch
  • difficulty
  • balloon
  • exploratory
  • pilot
  • preliminary
  • probationary
  • provisional
  • tentative
  • test
  • testing
  • agitation
  • anxiety
  • bad news
  • bind
  • bother
  • commotion
  • concern
  • danger
  • difficulty
  • dilemma

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