WORSENS Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word worsens. (close relations)
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falls | verbv | |||||||
noun • the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris) • a steep descent of the water of a river | ||||||||
declines | verbv | |||||||
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. | ||||||||
degenerates | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
degrades | verbv | |||||||
verb • reduce the level of land, as by erosion • reduce in worth or character, usually verbally • lower the grade of something; reduce its worth | ||||||||
descends | verbv | |||||||
verb • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way • come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example • do something that one considers to be below one's dignity • come as if by falling | ||||||||
deteriorates | verbv | |||||||
verb • become worse or disintegrate • grow progressively worse | ||||||||
drops | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a shape that is spherical and small • a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a steep high face of rock • a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery • a central depository where things can be left or picked up • the act of dropping something verb • let fall to the ground • to fall vertically • go down in value • fall or descend to a lower place or level • terminate an association with • utter with seeming casualness • stop pursuing or acting • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow • lose (a game) • pay out • lower the pitch of (musical notes) • hang loosely • stop associating with • let or cause to fall in drops • to remove • take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth • omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing • leave undone or leave out • change from one level to another • fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death • grow progressively worse • give birth; used for animals | ||||||||
exacerbates | verbv | |||||||
verb • make worse • exasperate or irritate | ||||||||
plunges | verbv | |||||||
noun • a brief swim in water • a steep and rapid fall verb • thrust or throw into • drop steeply • dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity • begin with vigor • cause to be immersed • fall abruptly • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate • devote (oneself) fully to | ||||||||
regresses | verbv | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
sinks | verbv | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
slips | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a socially awkward or tactless act • a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. • potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics • a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting • a young and slender person • a place where a craft can be made fast • an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall • a slippery smoothness • artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material • a small sheet of paper • a woman's sleeveless undergarment • bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow • an unexpected slide • a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air • the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) verb • move stealthily • insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly • move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner • fall to a lower standard • move smoothly and easily • to make a mistake or be incorrect • pass on stealthily • move easily • cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion • pass out of one's memory • move out of position | ||||||||
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 |