EXACERBATES Synonyms
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 |