to exacerbating

Examples

• All

• Now this refugee crisis was further exacerbated because you have to feed all those people coming down there.

• And both of them are exacerbated by lack of sleep.

• And that exacerbates the problem, right?

  Triggernometry

• I just forgot about the fact that we're in the cold when we're doing this, which exacerbates everything.

• This further exacerbates the supply issue and of course does not handle the demand.

• But the music then just exacerbates the bad mood.

  I've Had It

• There is this division that's being exacerbated by various narratives out there.

• His constant complaints were exacerbating tensions within the team.

• The patient's condition was exacerbating due to the lack of proper treatment.

• The political instability is exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in the region.

Synonyms

E

to escalate

vsto exacerbating

220 5.5

To become larger, more serious, or more intense

emphasizes worsening rather than growth in scale or escalation only

H

to heighten

vsto exacerbating

120 4.1

To make a feeling, effect or situation stronger

is about making a problem worse rather than merely more noticeable

I

to intensify

vsto exacerbating

99 4.0

Make something stronger or more intense

specifies worsening or harm rather than any neutral increase in intensity

D

to deepen

vsto exacerbating

67 3.6

Make a feeling or situation stronger

is the broader act of making things worse rather than deepening only

E

to exacerbate

vsto exacerbating

66 8.0

To make a problem or feeling worse

is the same meaning but used as the present participle form

W

to worsen

vsto exacerbating

65 3.9

To make a situation or condition less good

stresses increasing severity rather than simply decline or deterioration

C

to compound

vsto exacerbating

58 6.9

To make a bad situation worse

refers to making worse directly rather than by combining further causes

M

to make matters worse

vsto exacerbating

40 4.0

To cause a situation to become more difficult or unpleasant

is the general concept of making worse rather than this specific phrase

I

to inflame

vsto exacerbating

34 5.8

To make people's feelings stronger, especially anger or hate

is about worsening problems or feelings generally, not only emotions

A

to aggravate

vsto exacerbating

32 4.6

Make a problem or health condition worse

also applies to feelings as well as situations and conditions

A

to add insult to injury

vsto exacerbating

• Informal

15 4.5

To make a bad situation worse by saying or doing something that hurts someone more

is about causing worsening in general rather than adding personal insult

W

worsening

vsto exacerbating

14 3.9

Becoming worse or more serious over time

is about actively making things worse rather than only becoming worse

A

aggravating

vsto exacerbating

13 5.4

Making a situation worse or more annoying

focuses on general worsening rather than annoyance or irritation specifically

A

to add fuel to the fire

vsto exacerbating

• Informal

6 5.9

To make a bad situation worse by saying or doing something that makes people angrier

is the general idea of causing harm rather than only provoking others

I

intensifying

vsto exacerbating

3 3.7

Becoming stronger or more intense

focuses on causing harm or severity rather than general intensification

E

to enflame

vsto exacerbating

2 6.4

To make feelings like anger or excitement stronger

covers general worsening rather than focusing mainly on emotions

E

to exasperate

vsto exacerbating

1 8.9

Make a problem or feeling worse

is the broader act of worsening rather than emphasizing irritation

P

to pour gasoline on the fire

vsto exacerbating

• Informal

1 7.3

Make a bad situation worse by what you say or do

refers to making things worse broadly rather than only provoking conflict

P

to pour fuel on the fire

vsto exacerbating

• Informal

1 7.3

To make a bad situation worse by saying or doing something

expresses worsening generally, not only worsening caused by speech or action

W

to worsify

vsto exacerbating

• Informal

9.9

To make something worse

is the standard noninformal term rather than a slang form

Antonyms

I

improving

53 1.4

Becoming better over time

How Severe

intensifying

3 3.7

to exacerbating

1 7.5

worsening

14 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology