Worsen Moderate

Worsen has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

grow worse

"Conditions in the slum worsened"

worsen decline

make worse

"This drug aggravates the pain"

worsen aggravate exacerbate exasperate

To make worse; to impair.

See Also

worseneth worsened relapse pejorate impair fan flames worse pour gasoline on fire

Related Terms

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Antonyms

improve

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

change state change

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

inflame sicken devolve deprive fail tumble slip suffer regress turn down irritate degrade

Rhyming Words

sen osen isen posen dusen mesen pesen resen wesen eisen musen rosen risen wisen assen fusen owsen elsen olsen basen

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