worsen

worsen is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make worse; to deteriorate; to impair. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To make worse; to deteriorate; to impair.
2. transitive verb. To get the better of; to worst.
3. intransitive verb. To grow or become worse.
4. verb. grow worse

   "Conditions in the slum worsened"

   Synonyms: decline

5. verb. make worse

   "This drug aggravates the pain"

   Synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

Synonyms

decline, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in worsen:

owners, resown, rowens

Common word forms

worsens, worsened, worsening

Words from these letters

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