Antonyms for worsening


Grammar : Verb
Spell : wur-suhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɜr sən


Definition of worsening

Origin :
  • "to make worse," Old English wyrsian, from the root of worse. The reflexive 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. Related: Worsened; worsening.
  • verb diminish, decay
Example sentences :
  • With the worsening condition of the roads the problem of supply became increasingly difficult.
  • Extract from : « Manasses (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park-Virginia » by Francis F. Wilshin
  • As if in reaction against the worsening of their position they were all particularly animated and gay.
  • Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
  • As represented in the Comedy he seems to be in the swiftest part of this worsening process.
  • Extract from : « Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. » by H. N. Hudson
  • The trip-hammer pounding behind Charles's eyes seemed to be worsening with the fresher air.
  • Extract from : « The Syndic » by C.M. Kornbluth
  • We talked it over, he and I, that afternoon, not cheered by the wild weather that was hourly worsening.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer » by George Sturt (AKA George Bourne)
  • The wind was worsening, if anything, and we continued to drive at a frightful angle.
  • Extract from : « News from the Duchy » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Synonyms for worsening

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