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Verbs (4)
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worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
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Fuzzynyms (20)
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infuriate, exasperate, incense
v. make furious
exacerbate, exasperate, aggravate
v. exasperate or irritate
chafe, gall, fret
v. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
heighten, rise
v. become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
intensify
v. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark
embitter, envenom, acerbate
v. cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"
grate
v. furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace"
sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify
v. make sour or more sour
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Antonyms (20)
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better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
v. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
soothe
v. cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"
help
v. improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"
polish, refine, fine-tune, down
v. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"
comfort, ease
v. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"
decrease, lessen, minify
v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
worsen
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