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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to worsen:   (136 results)

Antonyms:
ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate

Often used in the same context:
exacerbate, deteriorate, aggravate, persist, weaken, escalate, intensify, subside, complicate, abate, depress, suffer, erode, hamper, imperil, threaten, affect, stabilizes, endanger, diminish, deepen, inflame, stagnate, dampen, impair, hinder, shrink, normalize, darken, roil, devastate, ameliorate, improve, deplete, linger, jeopardize, recede, occur, constrain, afflict, heighten, alleviate, undermine, precipitate, exasperate, slacken, fester, constrict, lessen, disappear, crimp, cripple, embolden, wane, pervade, destabilize, prolong, falter, curtail, skyrocket, embitter, debilitate, erupt, forebode, impede, harden, dissipate, dwindle, clouding, arise, reduce, backfire, portend, paralyze, ravage, swell, happen, recur, foreshadow, accelerate, strengthen, overwhelm, vitiate, degenerate, soften, steepen, succumb, outstrip, decelerate, magnify, warned, vanish, stoke, engulf, shrivel, hurt, disintegrate, eases, slows, crumble, soar, widen

More specific:
cheapen, come down, degenerate, degrade, deprive, deteriorate, drop, drop away, drop off, fail, fall away, impoverish, inflame, irritate, regress, retrograde, retrogress, sicken, slip, suffer, tumble

More general:
alter, change, change state, turn

Synonyms:
aggravate, decline, exacerbate, exasperate

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