AGGRAVATES Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word aggravates. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| exasperate | verbv | |||||
verb • exasperate or irritate • make furious • make worse | ||||||
| provoke | verbv | |||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • evoke or provoke to appear or occur • provide the needed stimulus for • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||
| annoy | verbv | |||||
verb • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | ||||||
| infuriate | verbv | |||||
verb • make furious | ||||||
| irate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • feeling or showing extreme anger | ||||||
| irk | verbv | |||||
verb • irritate or vex | ||||||
| exacerbate | verbv | |||||
verb • make worse • exasperate or irritate | ||||||
| exaggerate | verbv | |||||
verb • to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth • do something to an excessive degree | ||||||
| heighten | verbv | |||||
verb • become more extreme • make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity • increase the level of • increase the height of • make (one's senses) more acute • make more intense, stronger, or more marked | ||||||
| increase | verbv | |||||
noun • a quantity that is added • a change resulting in an increase • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • the amount by which something increases • the act of increasing something verb • become bigger or greater in amount • make bigger or more | ||||||
| intensify | verbv | |||||
verb • increase in extent or intensity • make more intense, stronger, or more marked • become more intense • make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark | ||||||
| irritate | verbv | |||||
verb • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations • excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame • excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus | ||||||
| magnify | verbv | |||||
verb • increase in size, volume or significance • to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth • make large | ||||||
| worsen | verbv | |||||
verb • grow worse • make worse | ||||||
