Thesaurus:worsen

Thesaurus:worsen

THESAURUS

worsen

English

Synonyms

• break down

• crack (archaic)

• decline

• deteriorate

• degenerate

• devolve

• fade

• fall off

• go bad

• go downhill

• go off

• go to hell

• go to pot

• go to seed

• go to the dogs

• lapse

• molder

• retrograde

• suffer    [WS]

• sweal

• shrivel

• wither

• wane

• worsen

Antonyms

• improve    [WS]

• ameliorate

See also

• aggravate    [WS]

• bad    [WS]

• deteriorated    [WS]

Further reading

• “659. Deterioration” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “worsen” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.