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Synonyms for worsening
wors·en·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worseningnoun
process of changing to an inferior state
Synonyms:
fall, downslope, declivity, declination, decline in quality, declension, impairment, descent, decline, deteriorationAntonyms:
meliorative, amendatory, amelioratory, bettering, remedial, corrective, ameliorative, ameliorating(a)worseningadjective
changing something with the result that it becomes worse
Synonyms:
deterioration, decline in quality, declensionAntonyms:
corrective, meliorative, amelioratory, remedial, amendatory, ameliorative, ameliorating(a), betteringworseningadjective
changing for the worse
"worried by the worsening storm"
Antonyms:
bettering, meliorative, ameliorating(a), amelioratory, corrective, ameliorative, remedial, amendatory
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "worsening":
deteriorating, deterioration, aggravation, exacerbation, degradation, deepening, exacerbating, aggravating, widening, escalation
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1232 | fall | |
#5615 | decline | |
#10997 | impairment | |
#11185 | degradation | |
#13070 | descent | |
#17491 | widening | |
#18311 | deterioration | |
#24577 | escalation | |
#30407 | deepening | |
#32085 | deteriorating | |
#33235 | worsening | |
#38177 | declination | |
#38245 | aggravating | |
#47656 | aggravation | |
#69625 | exacerbation | |
#80638 | exacerbating | |
#116269 | downslope | |
#117527 | declension | |
#253199 | declivity |
How to use worsening in a sentence?
It is likely to significantly impact Tunisia's tourism industry, worsening the economic outlook and increasing the sense of frustration on which extremists thrive. they hit the heart of our livelihood.
Stronger storms, worsening droughts, increased flooding, and longer wildfire seasons are putting our national parks and natural treasures at risk.
Worsening your trade terms with the destination for nearly half your exports will be an economic negative.
Time and again, the Biden administration has refused to take concrete action to quell the worsening border crisis, inviting the cartels and human drug smugglers to take advantage of our porous border, without a border wall, illegal immigrants, coyotes, and bad actors can simply march across our southern border and into the interior. The border wall needs to be built, the funds have been appropriated to continue to build the wall, and yet the Biden Administration outright refuses to do so.
They’re worsening the divisions and generating outrage by misrepresenting what I’ve said.
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