What is another word for aggravate?
1201 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ˈaɡɹɐvˌe͡ɪt], [ ˈaɡɹɐvˌeɪt], [ ˈa_ɡ_ɹ_ɐ_v_ˌeɪ_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for aggravate:- acerbate (verb)
- add insult to injury (verb)
- aggravate (verb)
- anger (verb)
- annoy (verb)
- bother (verb)
- cause to become worse (verb)
- chafe (verb)
- change (verb)
- compound (verb)
- deepen (verb)
- displease (verb)
- embitter (verb)
- enrage (verb)
- exacerbate (verb)
- exasperate (verb)
- fester (verb)
- get (verb)
- incommode (verb)
- inconvenience (verb)
- increase (verb)
- insult (verb)
- intensify (verb)
- irritate (verb)
- magnify (verb)
- make worse (verb)
- mount (verb)
- peeve (verb)
- provoke (verb)
- put out (verb)
- raise (verb)
- rile (verb)
- rise (verb)
- rouse (verb)
- rub the wrong way (verb)
- swell (verb)
- vex (verb)
- worsen (verb)
- other synonyms
- deepen
- displease
- embitter
- fester
- gall
- increase
- intensify
- irritate
- needle
- put out
Synonyms for Aggravate:
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- enhance.
v.
•acerbate (verb)- rattles cage,
- rattled cage,
- rattle cage,
- rattles ones cage,
- rattled ones cage,
- rattles one's cage,
- rattling ones cage,
- rattling cage,
- rattles one cage,
- rattled one cage,
- rattle one cage,
- rattling one cage,
- rattle ones cage,
- rattling one's cage,
- rattled one's cage.
- rubbing salt the wound,
- twist knife,
- slapping face,
- adds fuel fire,
- rubbing salt in the wound,
- slapping the face,
- rubs salt in the wound,
- slapped the face,
- slapping in the face,
- twisted knife,
- slaps in face,
- rubs salt the wound,
- slaps the face,
- rubbed salt the wound,
- rub salt the wound,
- twisting knife,
- twists knife,
- twisting the knife,
- twisted the knife,
- rubbed salt in the wound,
- slapped face,
- slaps face,
- adds fuel to the fire,
- twists the knife,
- slapping in face,
- slapped in face,
- adds fuel the fire,
- slap face,
- slapped in the face,
- adds fuel to fire,
- slaps in the face.
- tease,
- hassle,
- bait,
- trouble,
- inflame,
- arouse,
- upset,
- antagonize,
- harry,
- nag,
- annoy,
- bedevil,
- torment,
- envenom,
- pester,
- discompose,
- badger.
- getting on ones nerves,
- ex cited,
- got ones nerves,
- getting on one nerves,
- in-flamed,
- get on one nerves,
- out-rages,
- getting ones nerves,
- gat one's nerves,
- in-censes,
- out raging,
- gotten one nerves,
- umbraged,
- out rage,
- in censes,
- raised hell,
- boils over,
- out-raging,
- getting one's nerves,
- gotten ones nerves,
- ex cite,
- got on one nerves,
- get nerves,
- gets one nerves,
- got on one's nerves,
- gets on ones nerves,
- burns up,
- gat ones nerves,
- out-rage,
- get on ones nerves,
- getting mad,
- out rages,
- gets one's nerves,
- get ones nerves,
- in-flame,
- gat mad,
- gets on one's nerves,
- in-censing,
- in flaming,
- ex citing,
- out raged,
- in-flaming,
- got one's nerves,
- get one's nerves,
- gotten on nerves,
- in-censed,
- gets on nerves,
- gat on one's nerves,
- gotten on ones nerves,
- gets ones nerves,
- in censed,
- ex-cite,
- umbraging,
- making sore,
- gat on one nerves,
- get one nerves,
- in censing,
- got on nerves,
- burnt up,
- gat on ones nerves,
- getting nerves,
- gotten one's nerves,
- gat nerves,
- got mad,
- steams up,
- gotten on one nerves,
- raises hell,
- gets mad,
- out-raged,
- getting one nerves,
- gotten mad,
- in-cense,
- gat on nerves,
- made sore,
- ex-cited,
- gotten nerves,
- lose one temper,
- got one nerves,
- makes sore,
- in cense,
- getting on nerves,
- gotten on one's nerves,
- getting on one's nerves,
- ex-cites,
- got nerves,
- gets nerves,
- got on ones nerves,
- boiled over,
- in flame,
- in flamed,
- gets on one nerves,
- ex cites,
- lose ones temper,
- in-flames,
- gat one nerves.
- carped at,
- be-deviled,
- dis-quieted,
- intruding up on,
- dis-quiets,
- dis concerting,
- dis quieted,
- dis concert,
- dis tresses,
- carping at,
- dis maying,
- dis mayed,
- intruded up on,
- dis-gusts,
- dis-tressed,
- be deviled,
- up-sets,
- dis gusted,
- picks on,
- be-devils,
- dis-concerts,
- dis-concerted,
- be devilled,
- dis-tress,
- dis-may,
- dis tress,
- dis-mayed,
- dis gusts,
- dis-commodes,
- dis-concert,
- intruding upon,
- dis-quiet,
- dis may,
- dis gust,
- up-set,
- up sets,
- intrude up on,
- dis quiet,
- dis-gusting,
- dis-tresses,
- dis concerted,
- dis mays,
- intrudes upon,
- dis-maying,
- dis gusting,
- dis-quieting,
- intruded upon,
- grating on,
- up setting,
- dis commode,
- dis-commode,
- be-devilled,
- be-devilling,
- be-devil,
- dis concerts,
- grates on,
- intrudes up on,
- be devil,
- dis commodes,
- be devilling,
- carps at,
- be deviling,
- dis tressed,
- up-setting,
- dis-concerting,
- dis-mays,
- grated on,
- dis quiets,
- dis quieting,
- be-deviling,
- be devils,
- dis-gust,
- dis-gusted.
- making intricate,
- made intricate,
- ex-tend,
- multi-plied,
- makes complex,
- ex tending,
- multi-plying,
- ex tended,
- made complex,
- makes intricate,
- ex tend,
- ex-tended,
- multi plying,
- ex-tends,
- making complex,
- ex-tending,
- ex tends.
- re doubled,
- re-double,
- re doubles,
- re-doubling,
- re-doubles,
- re-doubled,
- re doubling,
- Intensating,
- re double,
- Intensated,
- intensates.
- dis please,
- dis-contents,
- dis-obliging,
- zinged,
- dis-appoints,
- cutting quick,
- dis-satisfy,
- dis-content,
- dis obliging,
- dis-obliges,
- re volts,
- cuts the quick,
- cutting to quick,
- dis satisfy,
- dis-pleases,
- cut quick,
- dis satisfied,
- cutting to the quick,
- re volt,
- dis content,
- cut to quick,
- cuts quick,
- dis-satisfying,
- dis pleasing,
- dis pleased,
- dis-appointing,
- dis satisfies,
- dis obliged,
- dis-appointed,
- dis contenting,
- dis appointing,
- dis-contented,
- dis-please,
- dis oblige,
- re-volts,
- cutting the quick,
- dis satisfying,
- dis-appoint,
- dis contents,
- dis contented,
- cut the quick,
- dis-satisfied,
- dis obliges,
- dis pleases,
- dis-pleased,
- dis-contenting,
- dis-pleasing,
- dis-oblige,
- cuts to the quick,
- dis appoint,
- dis appointed,
- cuts to quick,
- dis appoints,
- dis-obliged,
- re-volt,
- dis-satisfies.
- dis-affected,
- dis-affects,
- dis affect,
- dis-affecting,
- dis affecting,
- dis illusions,
- making resentful,
- makes resentful,
- dis-illusion,
- made resentful,
- dis affected,
- made bitter,
- dis-illusions,
- making bitter,
- dis-illusioned,
- dis affects,
- dis illusion,
- makes bitter,
- dis illusioned,
- dis-affect.
- toffed,
- making blood boil,
- asking for it,
- t-offed,
- t offing,
- makes see red,
- in cite,
- toffing,
- asks for it,
- making see red,
- t offed,
- iring,
- t offs,
- made blood boil,
- makes blood boil,
- t-offing,
- in cites,
- asked for it,
- t-offs,
- in-cited,
- in-cite,
- made see red,
- t off.
- going from bad to worse,
- pushing ones button,
- feeds fire,
- ex-acerbating,
- fans the flames,
- rubbing salt in wound,
- ex-acerbate,
- pushes one button,
- pushed ones button,
- pushes one's button,
- rubbed salt in a wound,
- fed the fire,
- went from bad worse,
- pushes button,
- ex acerbated,
- going from bad worse,
- feeding the fire,
- pushing one's button,
- pushes ones button,
- rubs salt in wound,
- ex acerbating,
- goes from bad to worse,
- fan flames,
- heating up,
- fanning the flames,
- push one button,
- push ones button,
- fans flames,
- rubs salt wound,
- went from bad to worse,
- hitting on,
- fanned the flames,
- pushed button,
- ex-acerbates,
- feed fire,
- rubbed salt in wound,
- hits on,
- fanned flames,
- ex acerbate,
- fanning flames,
- rubbing salt a wound,
- goes from bad worse,
- rub salt a wound,
- feeds the fire,
- ex-acerbated,
- fed fire,
- rub salt wound,
- feeding fire,
- pushing one button,
- rubs salt in a wound,
- go from bad worse,
- pushed one's button,
- rubbed salt wound,
- pushed one button,
- rubbed salt a wound,
- rubbing salt wound,
- rubs salt a wound,
- ex acerbates,
- rubbing salt in a wound,
- pushing button.
- drove up the wall,
- tries the patience of,
- drives the wall,
- driving the wall,
- drives up wall,
- drives up the wall,
- driving up the wall,
- drive up wall,
- drives wall,
- ex-asperated,
- driving up wall,
- ex-asperates,
- trying the patience of,
- get under ones skin,
- drave the wall,
- ex asperating,
- ex asperates,
- driving wall,
- made waves,
- tried the patience of,
- tries patience of,
- ex asperate,
- trying patience of,
- tried patience of,
- drave wall,
- drove the wall,
- drove up wall,
- drove wall,
- drave up wall,
- ex-asperate,
- drave up the wall,
- drive the wall,
- ex asperated,
- get under one skin,
- ex-asperating,
- making waves,
- try patience of,
- drive wall.
- got someones goat,
- getting someone's goat,
- get someones goat,
- gotten someone's goat,
- getting someones goat,
- gat someones goat,
- gotten someones goat,
- gat someone's goat,
- getting someone goat,
- got someone goat,
- gat someone goat,
- gets someone goat,
- gotten someone goat,
- gets someones goat,
- got someone's goat,
- gets someone's goat,
- get someone goat.
- dis-comforted,
- dis comforts,
- dis-comforts,
- in commode,
- dis comforted,
- dis-comforting,
- in commodes,
- dis comfort,
- in-commode,
- dis-comfort,
- in-commodes,
- dis comforting.
- inter feres,
- puts a spot,
- puts on the spot,
- dis compose,
- put on spot,
- gave a hard time,
- putting in spot,
- put spot,
- inter fere,
- puts on spot,
- putting the spot,
- dis-composed,
- gave trouble,
- makes it tough,
- puts to trouble,
- dis composed,
- made tough,
- give hard time,
- putting on the spot,
- giving hard time,
- dis composing,
- dis-compose,
- putting on spot,
- made it tough,
- inter-fere,
- put in spot,
- make tough,
- in-convenience,
- put a spot,
- hanging up,
- gives trouble,
- put the spot,
- puts spot,
- in conveniences,
- putting trouble,
- gave hard time,
- making it tough,
- making tough,
- in convenience,
- hanged up,
- dis composes,
- putting a spot,
- in-conveniences,
- inter-feres,
- puts the spot,
- put trouble,
- puts trouble,
- puts in a spot,
- dis-composing,
- gives a hard time,
- gives hard time,
- dis-composes,
- giving a hard time,
- puts in spot,
- putting to trouble,
- putting in a spot.
- dis tending,
- in-crease,
- dis tends,
- dis-tended,
- dis tended,
- dis tend,
- in crease,
- in creasing,
- tacking on,
- pro tract,
- pro-longed,
- pro-longs,
- pro-long,
- in-creasing,
- pro tracts,
- in creases,
- tacked on,
- slapping on,
- in-creased,
- pro long,
- tacks on,
- pro-tracts,
- dis-tending,
- in creased,
- marks up,
- in-creases,
- pro-tract,
- dis-tend,
- pro longs,
- pro-longing,
- dis-tends,
- pro longing.
- de riding,
- under estimate,
- dis-honor,
- dis-honoring,
- de ride,
- dis honoring,
- stepped one toes,
- de-grades,
- stepped on one toes,
- de-grading,
- stepped ones toes,
- stepping on one's toes,
- de-rides,
- step on toes,
- dumping on,
- de basing,
- re vile,
- de-ride,
- steps one's toes,
- stepped one's toes,
- de grade,
- de-basing,
- de base,
- stepping toes,
- steps on ones toes,
- steps on one toes,
- dis-honored,
- dumps on,
- de-base,
- stepping ones toes,
- steps toes,
- dis honor,
- de-grade,
- step one's toes,
- de rides,
- step one toes,
- stepping on ones toes,
- step toes,
- stepping one toes,
- de grading,
- steps on toes,
- re-vile,
- stepped on toes,
- stepping on one toes,
- step on ones toes,
- under estimates,
- de based,
- stepped toes,
- de-based,
- under estimated,
- de-riding,
- step ones toes,
- de grades,
- step on one toes,
- stepped on one's toes,
- steps one toes,
- under-estimated,
- steps on one's toes,
- dis-honors,
- dis honored,
- stepping one's toes,
- dis honors,
- de-graded,
- de graded,
- stepped on ones toes,
- steps ones toes,
- under-estimating,
- under-estimate,
- stepping on toes,
- under estimating.
- toning up,
- poured on,
- poured it on,
- sets off,
- pouring on,
- adds fuel,
- tones up,
- pouring it on,
- pours on.
- dis tempers,
- dis tempered,
- dis tempering,
- dis-temper,
- dis temper,
- dis-tempers,
- dis-tempered,
- dis-tempering.
- over play,
- overstresses,
- hikes up,
- over stressed,
- over emphasizes,
- made mountain molehill,
- over state,
- over-emphasized,
- over-estimated,
- over rating,
- over stresses,
- over draws,
- over plays,
- over-estimating,
- over-did,
- over stating,
- Overdrew,
- overdraws,
- over-draw,
- over-play,
- over-stress,
- over drawing,
- over-states,
- over stressing,
- over stress,
- over rates,
- over-playing,
- over emphasized,
- over-rates,
- makes mountain molehill,
- over-drew,
- over drawn,
- over estimates,
- over-doing,
- over-rated,
- over-plays,
- over estimating,
- over done,
- over-stressing,
- over rated,
- over-played,
- over-drawing,
- over-emphasizes,
- over-estimates,
- hiked up,
- over-charging,
- puffs up,
- over charged,
- over-charged,
- pyramidded,
- over-draws,
- jacked up,
- over did,
- running up,
- made mountain of molehill,
- over doing,
- over estimated,
- over emphasize,
- over played,
- over does,
- over charge,
- pyramidding,
- over-charge,
- over rate,
- over drew,
- over-stated,
- over draw,
- hiking up,
- over-stresses,
- over-state,
- over-charges,
- over charges,
- over playing,
- co-loring,
- make mountain molehill,
- over-stressed,
- over-drawn,
- over-emphasizing,
- over-stating,
- over-rating,
- over emphasizing,
- making mountain of molehill,
- over estimate,
- over charging,
- co loring,
- over-does,
- ran up,
- jumped up,
- jumping up,
- over states,
- making mountain molehill,
- makes mountain of molehill,
- jumps up.
- twist knife the wound,
- rubs salt into the wound,
- rubbed salt in to wound,
- twist the knife wound,
- twisting knife in wound,
- twisted knife wound,
- twist knife in wound,
- rubbed salt into the wound,
- rubs salt in to wound,
- rub salt in to wound,
- twist knife wound,
- twist the knife the wound,
- twisted knife in the wound,
- rub salt into wound,
- rubbed salt into wound,
- twisted the knife in the wound,
- rubs salt into wound,
- twisted the knife the wound,
- twisting the knife in wound,
- twisted knife the wound,
- rubs salt in to the wound,
- rubbed salt in to the wound,
- rub salt in to the wound,
- twisting the knife in the wound,
- rubbing salt in to wound,
- rubbing salt into wound,
- twisting the knife wound,
- twisted knife in wound,
- twists knife in the wound,
- twists knife in wound,
- rubbing salt in to the wound,
- twists the knife in the wound,
- twisting knife the wound,
- rubbing salt into the wound,
- twisting knife in the wound,
- twisting the knife the wound,
- twists the knife the wound,
- twists the knife wound,
- twist the knife in wound,
- twisted the knife wound,
- twists knife wound,
- twisted the knife in wound,
- twisting knife wound,
- twists the knife in wound,
- twist knife in the wound,
- twists knife the wound.
- getting goat,
- get one goat,
- gets one goat,
- gat one's goat,
- gat goat,
- gotten ones goat,
- getting one's goat,
- gat ones goat,
- getting one goat,
- gotten goat,
- got one's goat,
- got goat,
- get ones goat,
- got one goat,
- getting ones goat,
- gets goat,
- got ones goat,
- gat one goat,
- gets ones goat,
- gotten one's goat,
- gotten one goat.
- trying patience,
- worked into lather,
- tried one patience,
- hit where lives,
- trying ones patience,
- tried patience,
- work in to lather,
- setting on,
- tried ones patience,
- working in to lather,
- tries one's patience,
- worked in to lather,
- tries patience,
- trying one's patience,
- try patience,
- works in to lather,
- wrought in to lather,
- works into lather,
- working into lather,
- trying one patience,
- hitting where lives,
- tries one patience,
- try ones patience,
- wrought into lather,
- tried one's patience,
- hitting where one lives,
- try one patience,
- hits where one lives,
- sets on,
- hits where lives,
- tries ones patience.
- imposed up on,
- dis-countenanced,
- dis countenances,
- imposing up on,
- dis-countenances,
- dis countenance,
- imposing upon,
- dis comfits,
- dis-countenance,
- dis-countenancing,
- dis comfit,
- dis countenancing,
- imposes up on,
- dis-comfits,
- impose up on,
- dis-comfit,
- dis countenanced.
- pro-mote,
- sent through roof,
- goosing up,
- send through roof,
- pro moting,
- pro-motes,
- sending through the roof,
- sending through roof,
- goosed up,
- gooses up,
- fetches up,
- sends through the roof,
- fetching up,
- sent through the roof,
- pro-moting,
- sends through roof,
- fetched up,
- shoots up,
- congressing.
- rub one wrong way,
- rubs one the wrong way,
- rubbed one wrong way,
- rubbing one the wrong way,
- rubbing one wrong way,
- rubbed one the wrong way,
- rubs one wrong way.
- going through roof,
- stacks up,
- went through the roof,
- go through roof,
- speeds up,
- moving up,
- went through roof,
- goes through roof,
- moves up,
- goes through the roof.
- in nerving,
- gotten going,
- be stirred,
- keying up,
- innerves,
- in nerves,
- be stir,
- in nervate,
- be-stirred,
- in-nervate,
- keys up,
- innervated,
- wakes up,
- be stirs,
- in-nerve,
- innervating,
- innervates,
- in-nerves,
- be-stirs,
- in nerve,
- gets going,
- in-nerving,
- be stirring,
- gat going,
- be-stir,
- in nerved,
- in-nerved,
- be-stirring,
- firing up.
- ruffling feathers,
- ruffles feathers,
- ruffle one feathers,
- ruffling one's feathers,
- ruffles one feathers,
- rub wrong way,
- ruffling ones feathers,
- gotten to,
- ruffled ones feathers,
- ruffles one's feathers,
- gat to,
- ruffle ones feathers,
- ruffling one feathers,
- ruffled one's feathers,
- ruffles ones feathers,
- ruffled one feathers,
- ruffle feathers.
- in tensity,
- became bloated,
- rounds out,
- up-risen,
- becoming swollen,
- up-rise,
- was inflated,
- becoming bloated,
- grew larger,
- intensitying,
- up rising,
- is inflated,
- are inflated,
- grows larger,
- tumefies,
- becomes distended,
- were inflated,
- up risen,
- being inflated,
- wells up,
- became distended,
- up rises,
- wert inflated,
- in-tensity,
- became swollen,
- becomes bloated,
- up rise,
- becomes swollen,
- up rose,
- art inflated,
- up-rises,
- growing larger,
- intensitied,
- up-rose,
- welled up,
- becoming distended,
- wast inflated.
- getting one hair,
- getting in ones hair,
- getting hair,
- gets in one's hair,
- de-pressing,
- got one hair,
- get ones hair,
- get one's hair,
- gives a bad time,
- am at,
- gat hair,
- art at,
- de-presses,
- being at,
- gotten one's hair,
- gotten hair,
- got one's hair,
- wast at,
- gives bad time,
- getting in hair,
- got in ones hair,
- gotten in hair,
- gave bad time,
- ticking off,
- gets in ones hair,
- got ones hair,
- give bad time,
- gat one's hair,
- gotten in one's hair,
- ticks off,
- gotten in one hair,
- got in one's hair,
- gets hair,
- getting in one's hair,
- was at,
- getting one's hair,
- de-press,
- get in one hair,
- get hair,
- is at,
- got hair,
- got in hair,
- giving a bad time,
- wert at,
- gat one hair,
- gat in one hair,
- gets one's hair,
- gave a bad time,
- de presses,
- gets in one hair,
- getting in one hair,
- gotten ones hair,
- gets one hair,
- gets ones hair,
- gat ones hair,
- de pressed,
- gotten in ones hair,
- de pressing,
- gets in hair,
- gat in ones hair,
- de press,
- gat in one's hair,
- got in one hair,
- gotten one hair,
- get in ones hair,
- gat in hair,
- giving bad time,
- getting ones hair,
- were at,
- de-pressed,
- get one hair,
- are at.
- de-scending,
- de scended,
- de scend,
- de generating,
- de-clines,
- de generated,
- dis-integrates,
- de-generated,
- de generate,
- dis integrates,
- retro-grading,
- dis-integrating,
- de-scend,
- de-generate,
- de-scended,
- dis-integrated,
- retro-grades,
- dis integrate,
- de-generating,
- de-cline,
- retro graded,
- retro grade,
- gat worse,
- dis integrated,
- de generates,
- dis-integrate,
- retro grading,
- de-generates,
- de scending,
- de cline,
- de scends,
- de-scends,
- retro grades,
- dis integrating,
- retro-graded,
- de clines.
Other synonyms:
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- vitiate,
- degrade,
- fuel,
- pervert,
- complicate.
Paraphrases for Aggravate:
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Independent
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
deepen, increase, contribute, add.
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Verb, base form
escalate, intensify, inflame, complicate, deepen, increased, increase, enlarge, widen, sharpen, compound, augment, provoke, contribute, strengthen, enhance, degenerate, accelerate, add, fuel, bite, boost, de-escalate, expand.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
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Other Related
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
accentuate, reinforce.
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Verb, base form
exacerbate, worsen, heighten, accentuate, tighten, reinforce, hamper.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Antonyms for Aggravate:
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v.
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annoy
calm, soothe, improve, delight, help, please, gladden, appease, make happy, relieve, soften, mollify, aid, alleviate.
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cause to become worse
lower, reduce, weaken, decrease, play down, decline, slump, drop, minimize, fall.
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change
better.
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annoy