WORSENING Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word worsening. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word worsening. (close relations)

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	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.
	decay				verb, nounv, n
	noun • the process of gradually becoming inferior • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • the organic phenomenon of rotting • an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation verb • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • fall into decay or ruin • undergo decay or decomposition
	degeneration				nounn
	noun • the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality • the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities • passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
	deterioration				nounn
	noun • a symptom of reduced quality or strength • process of changing to an inferior state
	retrogression				nounn
	noun • passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form • returning to a former state
	aggravate				verbv
	verb • make worse • exasperate or irritate
	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

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