Synonyms for worsen
ˈwɜr sənwors·en

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1. worsenverb

   Antonyms:
   improve

2. worsenverb

   Antonyms:
   improve

3. worsenverb

   Antonyms:
   improve

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1. worsen, declineverb

   grow worse

   "Conditions in the slum worsened"

   Synonyms:
   wane, reject, refuse, exasperate, pass up, turn down, aggravate, slump, go down, correct, exacerbate, decline

   Antonyms:
   meliorate, better, ameliorate, improve, amend

2. worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperateverb

   make worse

   "This drug aggravates the pain"

   Synonyms:
   infuriate, incense, decline, exacerbate, exasperate, aggravate

   Antonyms:
   improve, meliorate, amend, ameliorate, better

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Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disimprove

   to make worse

   results are worse with the treatment.

   Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "worsen":

   deteriorate, aggravate, exacerbate, deterioration, escalate

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How to use worsen in a sentence?

1. Kiwi Chow:

   It will worsen self-censorship and fuel fear among filmmakers.

2. George Greer:

   Additionally, a small portion of people have histories of psychotic or manic episodes, and psilocybin could worsen those conditions or trigger a relapse.

3. Nick Tsang:

   We can't retreat or the authoritarianism will worsen, this is not about me. This is for Hong Kong, my home city.

4. Ted Cruz:

   ( Bashar al -) Assad is a bad man. Gadhafi was a bad man. Hosni Mubarak had a terrible human rights record. But they were assisting us -- at least Gadhafi and Hosni Mubarak -- in fighting radical Islamic terrorists, if we topple Assad, the result will be ISIS will take over Syria, and it will worsen U.S. national security interests.

5. The Bundesbank:

   The adjustment to expected price developments largely reflects the renewed downturn in crude oil prices, which had not been expected in June, downside risks to economic growth would arise if the current sluggish dynamics in a number of emerging market economies were to worsen.