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exacerbate
verbas inmake more severe; worsen
Example Sentences
In certain jurisdictions, for example, moms have advocated for replacing old school buses, which produce emissions that can exacerbate asthma, to electric ones.
Already, a shortage of child care access “is estimated to cost California “$17 billion in lost productivity and economic output” annually, they wrote, and cuts to Head Start would “exacerbate this loss.”
Instead of insulating Conservative and Labour from the impact of a third-party challenge, as it has done so often before, first-past-the-post exacerbated their losses.
Critics however say a controversial goods and services tax hike exacerbated it.
But that only exacerbated the chaos surrounding his “beautiful” tariffs, and the economic uncertainty he’s spawned.
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Related Words
Words related toexacerbate are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the wordexacerbate. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.
add insult to injuryverbas inmake worse
verbas inmake worse
aggravateverbas incause to become worse
verbas incause to become worse
aggravatesverbas incause to become worse
verbas incause to become worse
angerverbas inmake someone mad; become mad
verbas inmake someone mad; become mad
- acerbate
- affront
- aggravate
- agitate
- annoy
- antagonize
- arouse
- bait
- blow up
- boil
- boil over
- bristle
- burn
- burn up
- chafe
- craze
- cross
- displease
- egg on
- embitter
- enrage
- exacerbate
- exasperate
- excite
- fret
- gall
- get mad
- get on one's nerves
- goad
- incense
- inflame
- infuriate
- irritate
- lose one's temper
- madden
- make sore
- miff
- nettle
- offend
- outrage
- pique
- provoke
- raise hell
- rankle
- rant
- rave
- rile
- ruffle
- seethe
- steam up
- stew
- stir up
- tempt
- umbrage
- vex
angeringverbas inmake someone mad; become mad
verbas inmake someone mad; become mad
- acerbate
- affront
- aggravate
- agitate
- annoy
- antagonize
- arouse
- bait
- blow up
- boil
- boil over
- bristle
- burn
- burn up
- chafe
- craze
- cross
- displease
- egg on
- embitter
- enrage
- exacerbate
- exasperate
- excite
- fret
- gall
- get mad
- get on one's nerves
- goad
- incense
- inflame
- infuriate
- irritate
- lose one's temper
- madden
- make sore
- miff
- nettle
- offend
- outrage
- pique
- provoke
- raise hell
- rankle
- rant
- rave
- rile
- ruffle
- seethe
- steam up
- stew
- stir up
- tempt
- umbrage
- vex
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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