Aggravate is an English word with synonyms like exacerbate or exasperate. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Aggravate meaning
- To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.
- To make (any bad thing) worse.
- To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify.
Synonyms of Aggravate
Using Aggravate
- The main meaning on this page is: To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. | To make (any bad thing) worse. | To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify.
- Useful related words include: exacerbate, exasperate, worsen, change.
- In the example corpus, aggravate often appears in combinations such as: aggravate the, to aggravate, and aggravate.
Context around Aggravate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aggravate
- In this selection, "aggravate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, further, proceedings, may, reactions, mouth and ernie stand out and add context to how "aggravate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and never aggravate ernie and appearing to aggravate a right. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aggravate" sits close to words such as abstractions, accosted and adair, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aggravate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Extraction kits only aggravate the affected site further. (8 words)
She also likes to aggravate the boss to get a rise out of him. (14 words)
Evans was writhing in pain on the ground after appearing to aggravate a right hamstring injury. (16 words)
The labour union warned against additional rises in PMS costs, citing the gap between worldwide prices and local wages and characterizing such a move as a “suicide pill” that would aggravate the country’s economic predicament. (36 words)
Chronic epididymitis itself has no serious consequences, but when accompanied by sexual dysfunction and reproductive dysfunction, it will cause damage to sperm, affect the number and vitality of sperm, and aggravate the disease, resulting in infertility. (36 words)
Early season iron chlorosis deficiency symptoms may actually be reduced because the decomposing sugarbeets tie-up any available nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen is known to aggravate symptoms of IDC when soybeans are in their juvenile phase. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Forest are keen to sign the England international, despite the imminent arrival of Matt Turner from Arsenal, but their ‘strenuous medical’ could aggravate the issue and cause further damage.
Furthermore, the spread of weapons in the country with the support of the paramilitaries could further aggravate the situation.
He continued to aggravate her so I turned on my camera just in time for her to finally reach her breaking point.
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She also likes to aggravate the boss to get a rise out of him.
Take it easy and relax if you can, because today’s Full Moon not only can create tension with others, it might also aggravate your health.
The domestic drama touches upon how long drawn-out divorce proceedings aggravate the trauma for the partners, especially when children are involved.
The labour union warned against additional rises in PMS costs, citing the gap between worldwide prices and local wages and characterizing such a move as a “suicide pill” that would aggravate the country’s economic predicament.
Evans was writhing in pain on the ground after appearing to aggravate a right hamstring injury.
He added that winter often worsens the issue: "Dehydration and a higher risk of infections during colder months can aggravate mouth ulcers.
I guess the bottom line is to know your neighbors well before you buy the house, and never aggravate Ernie.
I. No party or candidate shall indulge in any activity which may aggravate existing differences or create mutual hatred or cause tension between different tribes and communities, religious or linguistic groups.
The United States denies it is hampering European efforts to hold Tehran accountable but fears a censure could aggravate Middle East tensions ahead of presidential elections in November, diplomats say.
To aggravate this situation, it has been reported that teachers have been absent from classrooms 30% of the time.
Any military action on your own citizens looks the preferred option in a short term but is same as adding fuel to the fire which will further complicate and aggravate the problem.
Chronic epididymitis itself has no serious consequences, but when accompanied by sexual dysfunction and reproductive dysfunction, it will cause damage to sperm, affect the number and vitality of sperm, and aggravate the disease, resulting in infertility.
Early season iron chlorosis deficiency symptoms may actually be reduced because the decomposing sugarbeets tie-up any available nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen is known to aggravate symptoms of IDC when soybeans are in their juvenile phase.
Experts have said that poor air quality could aggravate Covid-19 symptoms or make people cough more, making them more contagious if they are infected.
Extraction kits only aggravate the affected site further.
If our Western partners succumb to Putin’s plea and lift the sanctions, this will inevitably aggravate Russian military aggression in Ukraine and lead to more deaths of the Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.
Common combinations with aggravate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: