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Synonyms for worsening
wors·en·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worseningnoun
process of changing to an inferior state
Synonyms:
fall, downslope, declivity, declination, decline in quality, declension, impairment, descent, decline, deteriorationAntonyms:
meliorative, amendatory, amelioratory, bettering, remedial, corrective, ameliorative, ameliorating(a)worseningadjective
changing something with the result that it becomes worse
Synonyms:
deterioration, decline in quality, declensionAntonyms:
corrective, meliorative, amelioratory, remedial, amendatory, ameliorative, ameliorating(a), betteringworseningadjective
changing for the worse
"worried by the worsening storm"
Antonyms:
bettering, meliorative, ameliorating(a), amelioratory, corrective, ameliorative, remedial, amendatory
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "worsening":
deteriorating, deterioration, aggravation, exacerbation, degradation, deepening, exacerbating, aggravating, widening, escalation
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1232 | fall | |
#5615 | decline | |
#10997 | impairment | |
#11185 | degradation | |
#13070 | descent | |
#17491 | widening | |
#18311 | deterioration | |
#24577 | escalation | |
#30407 | deepening | |
#32085 | deteriorating | |
#33235 | worsening | |
#38177 | declination | |
#38245 | aggravating | |
#47656 | aggravation | |
#69625 | exacerbation | |
#80638 | exacerbating | |
#116269 | downslope | |
#117527 | declension | |
#253199 | declivity |
How to use worsening in a sentence?
While we have made historic investments to protect our communities, economy and ecosystems from the worsening drought across the West, it is clear we need to do more.
The problem is how permanent are the cuts, will that supply come back to the market at a later stage if prices recover and are they going to be offset by worsening demand, that's the quandary; the market is very sceptical, and so we could have a prolonged period of prices bumping along the bottom until we get a better handle as to what is going on.
I’ve lost patients over the years and have watched as many families have been devastated by this rising, worsening and skyrocketing overdose crisis.
For too long, reducing emissions and scaling up adaptation support has been hopelessly inadequate, this has resulted in worsening climate change impacts that exceed the ability of people and ecosystems to cope.
The market environment is worsening, but Screen's internal factors are responsible for the sharp downward revision.
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