Exacerbates [verb]

Definition of Exacerbates:

infuriate; make worse

Synonyms of Exacerbates:

● Annoy

● Aggravate

● Worsen

● Heighten

● Irritate

● Inflame

● Provoke

● Intensify

● Increase

● Embitter

● Exasperate

● Envenom

● Excite

● Madden

● Vex

● Enrage

● Add insult to injury

● Egg on

● Fan the flames

● Feed the fire

● Go from bad to worse

● Heat up

● Hit on

● Rub salt in a wound


Opposite/Antonyms of Exacerbates:

● Compose

● Help

● Please

● Make happy

● Placate

● Pacify

● Comfort

● Calm

● Delight

● Improve

● Alleviate

● Appease

● Soothe

● Aid


Sentence/Example of Exacerbates:

But one of the curses of squalor is that it exacerbates the mildest temper, corrodes and embitters every one it touches.

It fritters away the attention and exacerbates their natural frivolity.