Prevail and Worst

Prevail

Prevail verb - To achieve victory (as in a contest).

Worst and prevail are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Worst" instead a verb "Prevail".

Nearby Words: prevailing, prevalent

Worst

Worst verb - To achieve a victory over.
Usage example: how humiliating for a tennis champ to be worsted by a player no one had ever heard of

Prevail and worst are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prevail" instead a verb "Worst".

Nearby Words: worse, worsting
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