Exacerbate

/ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/

Synonyms for "exacerbate" (100 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Verb(6 words)

aggravate worsen aggravated aggravates amplify brutalizes

accelerate acerbateagent provocateuraggravate alienate amplify annoy antagonize augmentbeef upbitterblow upbuild up

Adjective(1 words)

aggravating

Strong matches (30)

chafe complicate compound concentrate condense consolidate damage deepen deteriorate dilapidate double embitter endamage enhance enlarge envenom estrange exaggerate exasperatefeed the fire

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fret fuel gall grategrate on

Verb(2 words)

compounded exasperate

Noun(3 words)

compounding compounds fanning

Related words (50)

gravel grit harmheat upheightenhop uphot uphurt impair increase inflame infuriate injure intensify irritatejazz upkey upmadden magnifymake acute

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make complexmake worseprovokeput backramify rasp redouble reinforcerub the wrong wayset againstset at oddsset on edgesharpensoup upsourstep upstrengthen triple weaken whet worsen

Noun(3 words)

increase painintensifying adverbmore compound

Verb(5 words)

intensified intensify roughens worsened worsens

Determiner(1 words)

most compound

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More general

6 entries

alter angercausative verbchange modifytransitive verb

More specific

12 entries

adverse event amplificationcascading failureclinical deteriorationdisease progressiondrug interaction exacerbationfeedback amplificationrisk escalationsecondary effectside effect intensificationsymptom intensificationsystemic deteriorationtoxicity escalation

Collocations

6 entries

disease exacerbationexacerbating factorexacerbation of symptomsexacerbation riskexacerbatory effecttoxicity escalation

Inflections

3 entries

exacerbated exacerbates exacerbating

Derivations

5 entries

exacerbated exacerbating exacerbation exacerbator exacerbatory

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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Hot and blustery conditions will exacerbate the risk of fire tomorrow.

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Hard surfaces, such as concrete, cover large portions of land, impede the natural absorption of water, and thus exacerbate surficial erosion on adjacent unprotected land.

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Climate change threatens to exacerbate existing social and economic inequalities.

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Trump went out of his way to exacerbate the pandemic at every opportunity.

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