Related Words for worsen

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exacerbate
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Verb, Verb
aggravate
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Verb, Verb
decline
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Verb, Verb, Noun
ameliorate
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Verb, Verb
improve
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Verb, Verb
deteriorate
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Verb
intensify
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Verb
worse
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Adjective
diminish
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Verb
escalate
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Verb
suffer
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Verb
lessen
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Verb
alleviate
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Verb
weaken
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Verb
persist
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Verb
subside
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Verb
abate
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Noun
affect
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Verb
falter
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Noun
complicate
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Verb
threaten
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Verb
recede
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Verb
stagnate
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Verb
skyrocket
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Noun
dwindle
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Verb
degrade
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Verb
disappear
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Verb
increase
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Noun
decrease
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Noun
deterioration
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Noun
reduce
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Verb
erode
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Verb
drastically
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Adverb
prolong
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Verb
caused
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Verb
severe
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Adjective
deepen
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Verb
happen
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Verb
plummet
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Verb
hurt
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Noun
stabilize
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Verb
hinder
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Verb
stabilise
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Verb
dire
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Adjective
shrink
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Verb
destabilize
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Verb
appreciably
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Adverb
irritate
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Verb
undermine
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Verb
continue
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Verb
dissipate
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Verb
jeopardize
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Verb
lengthen
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Verb
disintegrate
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Verb
relieve
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Verb
occur
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Verb
afflict
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Verb
impair
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Verb
plagued
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Verb
significantly
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Adverb
impede
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Verb
shrivel
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Verb
sicken
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Verb
imperil
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Verb
heighten
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Verb
arise
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Verb
vanish
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Verb
slacken
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Verb
devastate
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Verb
fester
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Noun
adversely
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Adverb
fluctuate
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Verb
grow
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Verb
backfire
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Noun
recur
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Verb
stiffen
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Verb
provoke
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Verb
unravel
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Verb
beset
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Verb
implode
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Verb
soften
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Verb
strengthen
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Verb
prevail
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Verb
progressively
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Adverb
accelerate
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Verb
mitigate
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Verb
thicken
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Verb
darken
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Verb
gradually
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Adverb
markedly
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Adverb
unabated
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Adjective
dramatically
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Adverb
cease
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Noun
jeopardise
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Verb
interfere
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Verb
inflame
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Verb
cripple
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Noun
hampered
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Verb
avert
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Verb
ruin
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Noun
likely
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Adjective
shorten
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Verb
decelerate
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Verb
perpetuate
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Verb
overwhelm
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Verb
enhance
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Verb
evolve
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Verb
compound
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Noun
poison
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Noun
pair
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Noun
injure
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Verb
confound
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Verb
degenerate
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Adjective
wear out
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Phrase, Verb
depreciate
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Verb
fall away
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Phrase, Verb
mess up
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Phrase, Verb
wear
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Noun
waste
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Noun
wither
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Verb
poor
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Adjective
corrupt
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Adjective
vitiate
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Verb
precipitate
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Adjective, Verb
preexisting
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Verb
untreated
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Adjective
osa
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Name
acne
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Noun
claudication
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Noun
tics
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Noun
dyskinesia
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Noun
coagulopathy
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Noun
hypoxemia
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Noun
hypercapnia
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Noun
accentuate
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Verb
add
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Verb, Noun
amend
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Verb, Noun
amplify
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Verb
better
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
come down
//
Phrase, Verb
deprive
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Verb
die
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Verb, Noun
drop
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Noun, Verb
drop off
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Phrase, Verb
enlarge
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Verb
fail
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
person
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Noun, Verb
regress
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Noun, Verb
retrograde
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
sharpen
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Verb
slip
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Noun, Verb
tighten
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Verb
tumble
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Verb, Noun
widen
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Verb, Noun
fall
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Verb, Noun
off
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Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
save
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Verb, Noun
get
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Verb, Noun
breakeven
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
backwater
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Noun, Verb
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb