worsen
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(verb) grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" |
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Synonyms: decline |
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Related Words: change state, come down, degenerate, deprive, deteriorate, drop, drop away, drop off, fail, fall away, impoverish, inflame, regress, retrograde, retrogress, sicken, slip, suffer, tumble, turn |
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Antonyms: better |
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(verb) make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" |
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Synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate |
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Related Words: alter, change, cheapen, degrade, inflame, irritate |
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Antonyms: better |
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