Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to worsen
Participle: worsened
Gerund: worsening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | worsen |
| you | worsen |
| he;she;it | worsens |
| we | worsen |
| you | worsen |
| they | worsen |
Perfect
| I | have worsened |
| you | have worsened |
| he;she;it | has worsened |
| we | have worsened |
| you | have worsened |
| they | have worsened |
Past
| I | worsened |
| you | worsened |
| he;she;it | worsened |
| we | worsened |
| you | worsened |
| they | worsened |
Pluperfect
| I | had worsened |
| you | had worsened |
| he;she;it | had worsened |
| we | had worsened |
| you | had worsened |
| they | had worsened |
Future
| I | will worsen |
| you | will worsen |
| he;she;it | will worsen |
| we | will worsen |
| you | will worsen |
| they | will worsen |
Future Perfect
| I | will have worsened |
| you | will have worsened |
| he;she;it | will have worsened |
| we | will have worsened |
| you | will have worsened |
| they | will have worsened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | worsen |
| you | worsen |
| he;she;it | worsen |
| we | worsen |
| you | worsen |
| they | worsen |
Perfect
| I | have worsened |
| you | have worsened |
| he;she;it | have worsened |
| we | have worsened |
| you | have worsened |
| they | have worsened |
Imperfect
| I | worsened |
| you | worsened |
| he;she;it | worsened |
| we | worsened |
| you | worsened |
| they | worsened |
Pluperfect
| I | had worsened |
| you | had worsened |
| he;she;it | had worsened |
| we | had worsened |
| you | had worsened |
| they | had worsened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would worsen |
| you | would worsen |
| he;she;it | would worsen |
| we | would worsen |
| you | would worsen |
| they | would worsen |
Perfect
| I | would have worsened |
| you | would have worsened |
| he;she;it | would have worsened |
| we | would have worsened |
| you | would have worsened |
| they | would have worsened |
Imperative
| you | worsen |
| we | Let's worsen |
| you | worsen |
Verbs conjugated like 'worsen'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'worsen'
worse,
coarsen,
coosen,
corset,
cosen,
forset,
hoarsen,
horse,
loosen,
Morse,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- become worse
- suffer
- to make worse
- aggravate
- to become worse
- break down, decline, degenerate, deteriorate, 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, shrivel, suffer, wane, wither
- be ruined or impaired
- crack
- waste away
- sweal
Antonyms
- to become worse
- ameliorate, better, improve
- to make better
- aggravate, deteriorate, pejorate, improve
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "to make worse," O.E. wyrsian, from the root of worse (q.v.). The refl. sense of "to get worse, become worse off" first attested 1795 and elevated into literary use c.1800-30, where formerly worse (v.) had served.
2. From Middle English wursnen; equivalent to worse + -en.
Sample Sentences
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Near-synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate; degrade, deteriorate; see also Thesaurus:aggravate
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Global warming has worsened the weather.
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As for further retaliation: adding such fuel to the fire, as it were, will only worsen the already unpleasant state of affairs.
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It is apparent that, in the particular point of which we have been conversing, their condition is greatly worsened. [1829, Robert Southey, “(please specify the page)”, in Sir Thomas More: or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:]
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The weather has worsened.
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During the day conditions worsened quickly—for example, a 2-6-0 on the Uckfield line suddenly encountered flood water high enough to enter its ashpan and extinguish its fire—until lock gates up-river at Barcombe gave way and a tidal wave rolled down the valley meeting head-on a spring tide rolling up from the coast. [1961 January, “Talking of Trains: Flooding at Lewes”, in Trains Illustrated, page 5:]
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TPE's cancellation score worsened from 7.2% to 23.8% when adjusted to include pre-cancellations (P*-coded) owing to a shortage of train crew. [2023 April 5, Mel Holley, “Network News: TPE faces uncertain future after high cancellation rate”, in RAIL, number 980, page 8:]