372 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ ɛɡzˈasəbˌe͡ɪt], [ ɛɡzˈasəbˌe‍ɪt], [ ɛ_ɡ_z_ˈa_s_ə_b_ˌeɪ_t]

Similar words for exacerbate:

• add insult to injury (verb)
• aggravate (verb)
• anger (verb)
• compound (verb)
• embitter (verb)
• exasperate (verb)
• inflame (verb)
• intensify (verb)
• make worse (verb)
• sour (verb)
• worsen (verb)
• other synonyms
• alienate
• embitter
• intensify
• other relevant words
• sour

How to use "exacerbate" in context?

Paraphrases for exacerbate

Homophones for exacerbate

Synonyms for Exacerbate:

• n.

  •
  • make matters/things worse,
  • increase,
  • add fuel to the fire/flames,
  • escalate,
  • do more harm than good,
  • heighten.

• v.

  • add insult to injury (verb)
  • rubs salt wound,
  • twisted knife,
  • rubbing salt wound,
  • rub salt wound,
  • slap face,
  • slapping in face,
  • rubbing salt the wound,
  • slaps in the face,
  • twisted the knife,
  • slapped the face,
  • adds fuel to fire,
  • rub salt the wound,
  • rubbed salt in wound,
  • slapping in the face,
  • rubbing salt in wound,
  • rubs salt in the wound,
  • rubbing salt in the wound,
  • rubbed salt in the wound,
  • rubbed salt the wound,
  • twists the knife,
  • adds fuel to the fire,
  • slapped in face,
  • slapping the face,
  • rubbed salt wound,
  • adds fuel the fire,
  • twisting knife,
  • slaps the face,
  • slaps face,
  • twists knife,
  • twisting the knife,
  • adds fuel fire,
  • slapped in the face,
  • slapping face,
  • twist knife,
  • slaps in face,
  • slapped face,
  • rubs salt in wound,
  • rubs salt the wound.
  • aggravate (verb)
  • trouble,
  • enrage,
  • enhance,
  • vex,
  • harry,
  • hassle,
  • chafe,
  • needle,
  • disturb,
  • infuriate,
  • exaggerate,
  • exacerbate,
  • arouse,
  • bait,
  • magnify,
  • bedevil,
  • rouse,
  • antagonize,
  • peeve,
  • pester,
  • rankle,
  • annoy,
  • grate,
  • torment,
  • badger,
  • upset,
  • harass,
  • nag,
  • envenom,
  • mount,
  • irritate,
  • discompose,
  • rise,
  • deepen,
  • tease,
  • fret.
  • anger (verb)
  • seethe,
  • incense,
  • bristle,
  • blow up,
  • agitate,
  • affront,
  • displease,
  • goad,
  • nettle,
  • lose one's temper,
  • rile,
  • outrage,
  • rant,
  • cross,
  • boil,
  • umbrage,
  • burn,
  • acerbate,
  • tempt,
  • pique,
  • rave,
  • ruffle.
  • compound (verb)
  • multiply,
  • confound,
  • confuse,
  • add to,
  • extend,
  • augment.
  • embitter (verb)
  • make bitter,
  • make resentful,
  • poison,
  • disaffect,
  • venom,
  • acidulate,
  • disillusion,
  • bitter.
  • exasperate (verb)
  • t-off,
  • get under one's skin,
  • roil.
  • inflame (verb)
  • stimulate,
  • Impassion,
  • kindle,
  • heat,
  • light,
  • fan,
  • ignite,
  • fire.
  • intensify (verb)
  • Intensate,
  • darken,
  • raise,
  • brighten,
  • quicken,
  • tone up,
  • accent,
  • lighten,
  • sharpen,
  • exalt,
  • point,
  • concentrate,
  • aggrandize,
  • build up,
  • pour it on,
  • strengthen,
  • add fuel,
  • set off,
  • boost,
  • beef up,
  • stress,
  • emphasize,
  • reinforce,
  • step up,
  • redouble,
  • accentuate,
  • whet.
  • make worse (verb)
  • twisting the knife wound,
  • fan flames,
  • twisting knife wound,
  • twist the knife wound,
  • fans the flames,
  • rub salt in to wound,
  • rubbing salt into wound,
  • twisted knife in the wound,
  • twists the knife wound,
  • twists knife wound,
  • twists the knife in the wound,
  • rub salt in to the wound,
  • twist the knife in wound,
  • rubbed salt in to the wound,
  • twists the knife the wound,
  • twisting the knife in the wound,
  • fanned the flames,
  • rubbing salt in to the wound,
  • twisted the knife the wound,
  • twist knife in wound,
  • twisting the knife in wound,
  • twisted knife wound,
  • rubbed salt into wound,
  • twisting knife in the wound,
  • twist knife the wound,
  • twisted knife the wound,
  • twisting the knife the wound,
  • twisted the knife in wound,
  • rubs salt into the wound,
  • twists knife in wound,
  • twisted the knife wound,
  • twist knife in the wound,
  • rubbed salt in to wound,
  • rubs salt in to the wound,
  • fans flames,
  • twisting knife in wound,
  • twisting knife the wound,
  • rubbed salt into the wound,
  • twists knife in the wound,
  • twist knife wound,
  • rubbing salt into the wound,
  • twisted the knife in the wound,
  • rub salt into wound,
  • twists the knife in wound,
  • twists knife the wound,
  • fanned flames,
  • rubbing salt in to wound,
  • twisted knife in wound,
  • rubs salt into wound,
  • rubs salt in to wound,
  • fanning the flames,
  • twist the knife the wound,
  • fanning flames.
  • sour (verb)
  • curdle,
  • turn,
  • acidify,
  • spoil,
  • disenchant,
  • make sour,
  • turn off.
  • worsen (verb)
  • de scended,
  • de scends,
  • de-press,
  • dis-integrates,
  • retro graded,
  • de-scending,
  • retro grading,
  • dis-integrated,
  • de-pressing,
  • retro-grading,
  • de-generated,
  • de pressed,
  • de-pressed,
  • de-presses,
  • de-generates,
  • de scending,
  • de cline,
  • de generated,
  • dis integrated,
  • de scend,
  • de generating,
  • dis integrates,
  • de-generate,
  • dis integrate,
  • de presses,
  • retro grade,
  • retro grades,
  • de-clines,
  • dis-integrate,
  • dis-integrating,
  • dis integrating,
  • gat worse,
  • de-scends,
  • de-cline,
  • de-scended,
  • de generates,
  • de-generating,
  • retro-graded,
  • de press,
  • de generate,
  • de clines,
  • retro-grades,
  • de-scend,
  • de pressing.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • degrade,
  • pervert,
  • complicate,
  • fuel,
  • vitiate.
  • alienate
  • sour.
  • embitter
  • embitter,
  • Poisoned,
  • bitters,
  • Bittering,
  • venomed,
  • venoming,
  • bittered.
  • intensify
  • toned up,
  • setting off,
  • pour on.
  • Other relevant words:
  • make sore,
  • get on nerves,
  • Retrograding,
  • raise hell,
  • needling,
  • provoke,
  • heats up,
  • spite,
  • in flames,
  • molest,
  • fires up,
  • up set,
  • miffed,
  • get under skin,
  • fan the flames,
  • irk,
  • stirring up,
  • burned up,
  • heat up,
  • rub salt in wound,
  • go downhill,
  • hinders,
  • steamed up,
  • makes waves,
  • grieve,
  • get mad,
  • burning up,
  • stew,
  • rub salt into the wound,
  • eat,
  • bother,
  • aggravate,
  • Fretting,
  • boil over,
  • get on one's nerves,
  • fire up,
  • twist the knife in the wound,
  • inflame,
  • boiling over,
  • miff,
  • compound,
  • rub salt in the wound,
  • gotten worse,
  • retrogrades,
  • try the patience of,
  • intensify,
  • exasperate,
  • slap in the face,
  • grate on,
  • gall,
  • got worse,
  • intoxicate,
  • foment,
  • stir up,
  • make waves,
  • going downhill,
  • drive up the wall,
  • steaming up,
  • Nettles,
  • perturb,
  • eating,
  • worsen,
  • goes downhill,
  • slap the face,
  • pick on,
  • work up,
  • make worse,
  • raising hell,
  • stirs up,
  • gets worse,
  • Retrograded,
  • getting worse,
  • get worse,
  • lose temper,
  • eaten,
  • anger,
  • slap in face,
  • carp at,
  • heated up,
  • twist the knife,
  • steam up,
  • toff,
  • offend,
  • toffs,
  • irritates,
  • burn up,
  • ridden,
  • make intricate,
  • intoxicates,
  • stirred up,
  • impeded,
  • intrude upon,
  • make complex,
  • went downhill.
  • sour
  • disenchants,
  • disenchanting,
  • curdled,
  • curdling.

How to use "Exacerbate" in context?

Paraphrases for Exacerbate:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    increase.
  • Verb, past tense
    compounded, deepened, increased, intensified.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    deepens, escalates, heightens, increases, intensifies, adds, reinforces, contributes, feeds, underscores.
  • Verb, base form
    accelerate, add, amplify, augment, bolster, broaden, contribute, deepen, deteriorate, enhance, enlarge, escalate, excavate, expand, foment, fuel, incite, increase, increased, inflame, intensify, magnify, promote, raise, sharpen, strengthen, toughen, widen.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    exacerbation.
  • Verb, past tense
    aggravating.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    aggravates, worsens.
  • Verb, base form
    accentuate, aggravate, heighten, reinforce, tighten.

Homophones for Exacerbate:

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