English verb: worsen | |||
1. | worsen (change) grow worse | ||
Samples | Conditions in the slum worsened. | ||
Synonyms | decline | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | come down, degenerate, deprive, deteriorate, devolve, drop, drop away, drop off, fail, fall away, impoverish, inflame, lose, regress, retrograde, retrogress, sicken, slip, suffer, suffer, tumble, turn down | ||
Antonyms | ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better | ||
2. | worsen (change) make worse | ||
Samples | This drug aggravates the pain. | ||
Synonyms | aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cheapen, degrade, inflame, irritate | ||
Antonyms | ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | ||