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AGGRAVATES Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word aggravates. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word aggravates. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for AGGRAVATES

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exasperate
verbv
verb

• exasperate or irritate

• make furious

• make worse

provoke
verbv
verb

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• evoke or provoke to appear or occur

• provide the needed stimulus for

• annoy continually or chronically

annoy
verbv
verb

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

infuriate
verbv
verb

• make furious

irate
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• feeling or showing extreme anger

irk
verbv
verb

• irritate or vex

exacerbate
verbv
verb

• make worse

• exasperate or irritate

exaggerate
verbv
verb

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• do something to an excessive degree

heighten
verbv
verb

• become more extreme

• make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity

• increase the level of

• increase the height of

• make (one's senses) more acute

• make more intense, stronger, or more marked

increase
verbv
noun

• a quantity that is added

• a change resulting in an increase

• a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

• the amount by which something increases

• the act of increasing something

verb

• become bigger or greater in amount

• make bigger or more

intensify
verbv
verb

• increase in extent or intensity

• make more intense, stronger, or more marked

• become more intense

• make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

irritate
verbv
verb

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame

• excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus

magnify
verbv
verb

• increase in size, volume or significance

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• make large

worsen
verbv
verb

• grow worse

• make worse

Best Hypernyms For AGGRAVATES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for aggravates, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
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Alternatives for EXASPERATE

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