Worsen (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Decline

Antonyms

• Better

Hypernyms

• Turn

Hyponyms

• Drop
• Drop Off
• Impoverish
• Degenerate
• Deteriorate
• Lose
• Drop Away
• Retrogress
• Come Down
• Fall Away
• Retrograde

Related Words

• Worsening (noun)

Meaning ²

Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Aggravate
• Exacerbate
• Exasperate

Antonyms

• Better

Hypernyms

• Alter
• Modify

Hyponyms

• Cheapen

Related Words

• Worsening (noun)