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Collocations for worse - adj.

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem
I feel even worse today!
become, get, grow
The problem is getting worse all the time.
The pain grew worse.
make sth
Ignoring the problem will make it worse.

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ADVERB

considerably, dramatically, far, a good deal, a great deal, infinitely, a lot, much, significantly
It's much worse for the parents than it is for the child.
The news got dramatically worse.
Things were about to get very much worse.
almost
The area seemed almost worse than the city he had left.
a little, rather, slightly, substantially
progressively, steadily
The problem became progressively worse.
even, still
We've run out of coffee. Worse still, we can't get any more until tomorrow.

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PHRASES

no, not any
He's no better and no worse than yesterday.

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Worse is used with these nouns:
fate, predicament

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