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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1. Yu Kangzhen:

   The fast spreading global epidemic has brought huge uncertainty on international agriculture trade and markets, if the epidemic continues to spread and escalate, the impact on international food trade and production will definitely worsen, and might trigger a new round of food crisis.

2. Norihiro Yamaguchi:

   While we did not discount the possibility of a widening of the band to secure a smooth leadership transition, Kuroda appears to have avoided a sharp rise in JGB yields before the end of the fiscal year, the decision to uphold policy rates comes at a cost. The BOJ will be forced to continue its massive JGB purchases to stem speculation of additional YCC tweaks, which will worsen market liquidity.

3. Black Women Do BreastfeedIn:

   Because of all the benefits of human milk that we know of, lack of breastfeeding could worsen health disparities among those populations, so I think it's good that these statistics exist, because it sort of gives a framework, and it highlights the importance of promoting breastfeeding to improve maternal-child health.

4. Katsutoshi Kawano:

   My sense is that this trend will continue into the future where China will go beyond the island chain in the Pacific, so if anything, I would believe that the situation will worsen.

5. President Fernandez:

   We ask ourselves sometimes 'is the United States ready to allow the bilateral relations between it and Argentina to worsen for a man they all say has no importance, no strategic value for the United States'.