so much the worse

phrase

That is or would be even worse.

Opposite
so much the better
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Meanings

phrase
  1. That is or would be even worse.

    "Ah! So much the worse! A bitter taste it is that such poor cattle always have in their mouths, and hard lives they live, Jacques.

    1859, Charles Dickens, chapter V, in A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
so much the better

Translations

Polish tym gorzej
  • tym gorzejthat is or would be even worse
Cite this entry
APA

so much the worse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/so%20much%20the%20worse

MLA

“so much the worse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/so%20much%20the%20worse. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “so much the worse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/so%20much%20the%20worse.

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