worsen

Verbs

(v) grow worse
- Conditions in the slum worsened
decline,
(v) make worse
- This drug aggravates the pain
aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate,

Synonyms

decline aggravate exacerbate exasperate

Antonyms

ameliorate improve meliorate better amend

Words of close approximity

worse worst

worsened worsening