to get worse

Examples

• All

• It's trauma that you're gonna need to face, otherwise, it's just gonna get worse.

  Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

• We should expect the economy to get worse before it gets better.

• If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can.

  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

• We were told that it was likely she would get worse before she got better.

  Academic text (2004)

• So, despite great progress, things will probably get worse for many people before they get better.

  Academic text (2003)

• In general, obesity is getting worse, and lack of exercise is probably getting no better.

  Academic text (2012)

• So, yes, inflation, it's getting worse and it's affecting everything.

• Despite their efforts, the credit crunch got worse after August 2008.

  Academic text (2008)

• All my money's gone, and now it's gotten worse.

  The Dark Web Tapes (2020)

• As the storm approached, the conditions began to get worse, leading to widespread flooding.

Synonyms

D

to decline

vsto get worse

344 3.7

To become less over time, for example in value or health

implies greater severity or illness rather than a simple reduction

D

to deteriorate

vsto get worse

146 5.9

To get worse in quality, condition, or value

focuses more on seriousness or unhealthy change than general quality shifts

W

to worsen

vsto get worse

61 3.9

To make a situation or condition less good

is used especially for health or severe situations

G

to go downhill

vsto get worse

• Informal

37 3.9

To become worse over time in quality or condition

usually refers to more rapid or serious change rather than slow decline

D

to degenerate

vsto get worse

34 6.3

To become worse and lose order or control

describes broader change to a more serious or harmful state

Antonyms

R

to recover

748 2.5

Get back to a normal state after a loss, for example health or money

G

to get better

573 1.0

To become healthier, more skilled, or more successful

G

to get well

32 1.3

Become healthy again after being ill or hurt

How Bad

to get worse

390 2.5

to go downhill

• Informal

37 3.9

to decline

344 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology