at the worst

Speech parts

1. at the worst - Adverb

2. at the worst - Phrase

Meaning

under the worst of conditions

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

at worst in extremis if anything worst comes to worst at the very least worse comes to worse in the worst of cases at the very worst in a worst-case scenario in the worst case scenario in the worst case at its worst if the worst comes to the worst if worse comes to worst in the worst of circumstances
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Antonyms

success solution at best at the best in the best of cases in a better way
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Examples

If way to the better there be, it exacts a full look at the worst. Thomas Hardy

I was on the cover of a lot of newspapers. I was on the cover of USA Today for every single day for a month. I was on the masthead, so I tend to get recognized a lot, and in weird places. It's always flattering, and it's always odd. It's always at the worst possible time. Augusten Burroughs

Better to put things at the worst at first and reserve the best for a surprise. Jules Verne

Most men and women lead lives at the worst so painful, at the best so monotonous, poor and limited that the urge to escape, the longing to transcend themselves if only for a few moments, is and has always been one of the principal appetites of the soul. Aldous Huxley

Her aunt Sol had once told Shai to smile at the worst insults and snap at the minor ones. That way, no man would know your heart. Brandon Sanderson

When things are at the worst they begin to mend. Dutch Proverb

Words in the phrase

at the worst

Close letter words and terms

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