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EXACERBATES Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word exacerbates. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word exacerbates. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for EXACERBATES

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aggravates
verbv
verb

• make worse

• exasperate or irritate

heightens
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

increases
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

intensifies
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

worsens
verbv
verb

• grow worse

• make worse

aggravate
verbv
verb

• make worse

• exasperate or irritate

exasperate
verbv
verb

• exasperate or irritate

• make furious

• make worse

worsen
verbv
verb

• grow worse

• make worse

Best Hypernyms For EXACERBATES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for exacerbates, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
alter anger change modify

Alternatives for AGGRAVATES

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