worsen
Meaning of worsen
verb
- make or become worse.
her condition worsened on the flight
arguing actually worsens the problem
Information about worsen
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of worsen is: worsens.
- Languages in which worsen is used:
(Press the button to hear it)
Hyphenation of worsen
worsen
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- worsen is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
worsen synonyms
Meaning decline:
Meaning aggravate:
aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
Meaning make (something bad) worse; intensify the negative aspects of:
Meaning become or make more intense:
Meaning become or make greater in size, amount, or degree:
Meaning make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope:
Meaning make or become more intense:
Meaning provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone:
Meaning make (something) greater by adding to it; increase:
Meaning become progressively worse:
Meaning decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally:
Meaning make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength:
Meaning go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged:
Meaning pass or change to a lower, worse, or different condition, typically in a gradual or imperceptible way:
Meaning move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it:
Meaning fail or decline substantially:
Meaning (of tidewater) move away from the land; recede:
Meaning (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size:
Meaning pass gradually into (an inferior state or condition):
Meaning return to a former or less developed state:
Meaning go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one:
Meaning (of an aircraft) make a nosedive:
worsen antonyms
Meaning make or become better:
Meaning make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better:
Meaning return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength:
Translation of worsen
- Spanish: exacerbar, empeorar, agravar
- French: exacerber, aggraver, empirer
- Italian: peggiorare, aggravare, acuirsi, aggravarsi
- Portuguese: piorar
- German: verschlimmern, verschlechtern, verschärfen
Anagrams of worsen
Words that rhyme with worsen
Larsen, clorarsen, coarsen, dichloromapharsen, hoarsen, mapharsen, phenarsen, sarsen, tarsen, Andersen, Emersen, Jespersen, Pedersen, Petersen, Ummersen, andersen, petersen, Peirsen, fomivirsen, kirsen, Alicaforsen, Reimthursen, cursen
Are you looking more rhymes for worsen? Try our rhymes search engine.