worsen
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
grow worse
Conditions in the slum worsened
Types & categories
- change state hypernym
- inflame hyponym
- sicken hyponym
- degenerate hyponym
- impoverish hyponym
- fail hyponym
- tumble hyponym
- fall away hyponym
- suffer hyponym
- suffer hyponym
- retrogress hyponym
- turn down hyponym
Related & opposite
- improve antonym
- worsening derivation
- declination derivation
Sense 2 verb
make worse
This drug aggravates the pain
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- improve antonym
- worsening derivation
- exacerbation derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | improve |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | worsening |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | declination |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change state |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inflame |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sicken |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | degenerate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | impoverish |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fail |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tumble |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fall away |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | suffer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | suffer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | retrogress |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turn down |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | improve |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | worsening |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | exacerbation |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | irritate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | inflame |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cheapen |