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GET WORSE Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the phrase get worse. (exact relations)
There are 17 hypernyms of the phrase get worse. (close relations)

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aggravated
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• made more severe or intense especially in law

• incited, especially deliberately, to anger

decline
verb, nounv, n
noun

• change toward something smaller or lower

• a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• a downward slope or bend

verb

• grow worse

• not accept as true

• show unwillingness towards

• grow smaller

• go down

• fall in value

• inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

degenerate
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

adjective satellite

• unrestrained by convention or morality

verb

• grow progressively worse

degraded
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• unrestrained by convention or morality

• lowered in value

deteriorate
verbv
verb

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

regressive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

• opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state

sink
verb, nounv, n
noun

• plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

• (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

• a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

• a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

verb

• fall or descend to a lower place or level

• cause to sink

• pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

• go under

• descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

• appear to move downward

• fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

• fall or sink heavily

• embed deeply

sinking
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

• a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)

• a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension

worsen
verbv
verb

• grow worse

• make worse

worsening
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• changing for the worse

noun

• process of changing to an inferior state

• changing something with the result that it becomes worse

declining
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• change toward something smaller or lower

• a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• a downward slope or bend

verb

• grow worse

• not accept as true

• show unwillingness towards

• grow smaller

• go down

• fall in value

• inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

degenerating
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

adjective satellite

• unrestrained by convention or morality

verb

• grow progressively worse

deteriorated
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

deteriorating
adjectiveadj
verb

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

deteriorative
adjectiveadj
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regressing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence

• returning to a former state

verb

• go back to a statistical means

• go back to a previous state

• get worse or fall back to a previous condition

• go back to bad behavior

relapse
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a failure to maintain a higher state

verb

• deteriorate in health

• go back to bad behavior

Best Hypernyms For GET WORSE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for get worse, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (16)
backslide decay decline degenerate degrade deteriorate falter plummet regress retrograde retrogress sink slide slump turn worsen
Phrases (1)
change state

Alternatives for AGGRAVATED

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