worsened

Meaning of worsened

verb, past tense
  1. make or become worse.
    her condition worsened on the flight
    arguing actually worsens the problem

Information about worsened

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of worsened

wors-ened

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • worsened is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

worsened synonyms

Meaning worse:

worse

Meaning make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious:

aggravate

Meaning make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse:

exacerbate

Meaning make (something bad) worse; intensify the negative aspects of:

compound

Meaning become or make more intense:

intensify

Meaning become or make greater in size, amount, or degree:

increase

Meaning make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope:

magnify

Meaning make or become more intense:

heighten

Meaning provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone:

inflame

Meaning make (something) greater by adding to it; increase:

augment

Meaning become progressively worse:

deteriorate

Meaning decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally:

degenerate

Meaning diminish in strength or quality; deteriorate:

decline

Meaning make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength:

weaken

Meaning go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged:

sink

Meaning pass or change to a lower, worse, or different condition, typically in a gradual or imperceptible way:

slip

Meaning move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it:

slide

Meaning fail or decline substantially:

slump

Meaning (of tidewater) move away from the land; recede:

ebb

Meaning (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size:

wane

Meaning pass gradually into (an inferior state or condition):

lapse

Meaning return to a former or less developed state:

regress

Meaning go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one:

retrogress

Meaning (of an aircraft) make a nosedive:

nosedive

worsened antonyms

Meaning make or become better:

improve

Meaning make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better:

ameliorate

Meaning return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength:

recover

Anagrams of worsened

endowers, reendows

Words that rhyme with worsened

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