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WORSEN Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word worsen. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word worsen. (close relations)
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worsensworsening

Best Alternative Words for WORSEN

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aggravate
verbv
verb

• make worse

• exasperate or irritate

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.

exacerbate
verbv
verb

• make worse

• exasperate or irritate

better
adjectiveadj
adjective

• (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

• (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness

noun

• something superior in quality or condition or effect

• someone who bets

• a superior person having claim to precedence

• the superior one of two alternatives

adverb

• comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.

• from a position of superiority or authority

adjective satellite

• (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable

• more than half

verb

• surpass in excellence

• to make better

• get better

defeat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

• the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

verb

• win a victory over

• thwart the passage of

deteriorate
verbv
verb

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

exasperate
verbv
verb

• exasperate or irritate

• make furious

• make worse

overpower
verbv
verb

• overcome by superior force

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Best Hypernyms For WORSEN

Here is a list of related hypernyms for worsen, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
alter change decay decline degenerate deteriorate modify reduce regress turn
Phrases (1)
change state

Alternatives for AGGRAVATE

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