Worth vs. Worst

Worth vs. Worst — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Worth and Worst

Worthadjective

Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.

My house now is worth double what I paid for it.Cleanliness is the virtue most worth having but one.

Worstadjective

Most inferior; doing the least good.

I think putting oil on a burn is the worst thing you can do.

Worthadjective

Deserving of.

I think you’ll find my proposal worth your attention.

Worstadjective

Most unfavorable.

That's the worst news I've had all day.

Worthadjective

Valuable, worth while.

Worstadjective

Most harmful or severe.

The worst storm we had last winter knocked down our power lines.
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Worthadjective

Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.

This job is hardly worth the effort.

Worstadjective

Used with the definite article and an implied noun: something that is worst.

None of these photographs of me are good, but this one is definitely the worst.

Worthnoun

(countable) Value.

I’ll have a dollar's worth of candy, please.They have proven their worths as individual fighting men and their worth as a unit.

Worstnoun

something or someone that is the worst

Worthnoun

(uncountable) Merit, excellence.

Our new director is a man whose worth is well acknowledged.

Worstadverb

In the worst way: most badly, most ill.

My sore leg hurts worst when it's cold and rainy.This is the worst-written essay I've ever seen.She's the worst-informed of the lot.
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Worthnoun

(uncountable) Wealth, fortune, riches, property, possessions.

Worstverb

To make worse.

Worthverb

To be, become, betide.

Woe worth the man that crosses me.What's word of him now?

Worstverb

To grow worse; to deteriorate.

Worthnoun

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value;

10 dollars worth of gasoline

Worstverb

(rare) To outdo or defeat, especially in battle.

Worthnoun

the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful

Worstnoun

the least favorable outcome;

the worst that could happen

Worthnoun

French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895)

Worstnoun

the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable;

the invaders did their worstso pure of heart that his worst is another man's best

Worthadjective

having sufficient worth;

an idea worth consideringa cause deserving or meriting supportthe deserving poor

Worstnoun

the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of;

it was the worst he had ever done on a test

Worthadjective

having a specified value;

not worth his saltworth her weight in gold

Worstverb

defeat thoroughly;

He mopped up the floor with his opponents

Worstadjective

(superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition;

the worst player on the teamthe worst weather of the year

Worstadverb

to the highest degree of inferiority or badness;

She suffered worst of allschools were the worst hit by government spending cutsthe worst dressed person present