Synonyms of exacerbated

exacerbated

verb

past tense of exacerbate

as in aggravated

to make more severe

a misconceived plan that only exacerbated the city's traffic problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aggravated
• deepened
• worsened
• intensified
• complicated
• amplified
• magnified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alleviated
• mitigated
• relieved
• helped
• eased
• improved
• allayed
• assuaged
• ameliorated
• bettered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exacerbated

Six claims that the stress of all this exacerbated his illness. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

The damage to my unit was exacerbated by the board president who refused to call a plumber to turn off water to the plumbing stack for many hours after the location of the common element water leak was discovered. — Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

This issue will be exacerbated if Kudus is not fit to start the season. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Leo alleged that the relationship breakdown was exacerbated by a power imbalance that resulted in him becoming isolated at work. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

The president’s place at the center of the American political story exacerbated the problem. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

Today, as avenues for discovering and sharing ideas continue to increase, the challenge is exacerbated by an endless stream of content at potential readers’ fingertips. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Another finds his misery exacerbated by a Christmas spent shooting a war movie opposite its star Brad Pitt’s stand-in, in a rare evocation of how impersonal blockbuster filmmaking has become. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Tehran’s ability to effectively close the strait — an open, untolled international waterway before the war started — triggered a global energy supply shock that drove up gas prices, exacerbated inflation and raised alarms about oil reserves. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026