How do you use Exacerbate in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like aggravate or exasperate, plus the exact meaning.
Exacerbate meaning
To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).
Using Exacerbate
- The main meaning on this page is: To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).
- Useful related words include: aggravate, exasperate, worsen, change.
- In the example corpus, exacerbate often appears in combinations such as: exacerbate the, to exacerbate, can exacerbate.
Context around Exacerbate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 14 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Exacerbate
- In this selection, "exacerbate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, crisis, seriously, further, inflation, swollen and security stand out and add context to how "exacerbate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and could exacerbate swollen rivers and and would exacerbate the teen. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "exacerbate" sits close to words such as alvin, broaden and climbers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with exacerbate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Discouraging the use of receipts will only exacerbate the problem of retail theft. (13 words)
He warned that undermining the administration of criminal justice would exacerbate insecurity in the country. (15 words)
As far as outside forces, how much does the climate crisis exacerbate the problems plaguing places like Sudan? (18 words)
Global sea level rise and the changing rainfall patterns will exacerbate the risk of inundation on Guyana’s coast, as evidenced by the ever increasing cycle of floods and droughts that pose serious challenges to the country’s development programmes. (40 words)
Enthusiasts might want to tinker with this further, engaging AMD's PBO mechanism to gain further boosts for gaming and productivity which would further exacerbate the need for having quality cooling in play for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D. (38 words)
A Government source told they were concerned that, due to the unpredictable nature of the economy and people’s buying habits, “excess savings” accrued during the pandemic could be spent at any one time and exacerbate inflation. (37 words)
As far as outside forces, how much does the climate crisis exacerbate the problems plaguing places like Sudan? (18 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Government source told they were concerned that, due to the unpredictable nature of the economy and people’s buying habits, “excess savings” accrued during the pandemic could be spent at any one time and exacerbate inflation.
An infant Sim, for instance, can get an Angry moodlet after an interaction with a Permissive caregiver, which could exacerbate their tantrums.
Any precipitation, however, will fall on a region susceptible to additional rainfall and could exacerbate swollen rivers and creeks.
As far as outside forces, how much does the climate crisis exacerbate the problems plaguing places like Sudan?
As it is, there's a where millions of Americans don't have an adequate internet connection at home; verification would only exacerbate this issue of access.
A third said the drink was 'dangerous' and would 'exacerbate the teen drinking problem we have in Australia'.
Bringing Betty to the MCU could only exacerbate her original problem in that there are few good stories to tell about her character.
Climate change and climate-induced migration in the Horn of Africa could seriously exacerbate security risks in the region.
Discouraging the use of receipts will only exacerbate the problem of retail theft.
Discussing the country’s economic challenges, Rashid emphasized that the IMF’s stringent conditions would exacerbate problems for Pakistan’s economy and further harm the underprivileged.
Enthusiasts might want to tinker with this further, engaging AMD's PBO mechanism to gain further boosts for gaming and productivity which would further exacerbate the need for having quality cooling in play for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D.
For some people, limiting exposure to social media during this time can be helpful as this can lead to unfavourable comparisons and exacerbate feelings of loneliness.
Global sea level rise and the changing rainfall patterns will exacerbate the risk of inundation on Guyana’s coast, as evidenced by the ever increasing cycle of floods and droughts that pose serious challenges to the country’s development programmes.
He argued that the government was only interested in borrowing money from international lenders, which would only exacerbate the country’s debt crisis.
He warned that undermining the administration of criminal justice would exacerbate insecurity in the country.
Hospitals are already under-funded, with a critical skills shortage of 27 000 personnel and the NHI will exacerbate rather than fix these problems, says the DA.
However, wars disrupt normal processes and exacerbate risks, the report pointed out, allowing corrupt actors to pocket funds meant for recovery.
I didn’t buy the business with Gershwin (John Zdrojeski), who makes ghostly visitations that exacerbate Levant’s envy and self-doubt.
If they’ve already tried to pay off the sextortionists, these additional payments can exacerbate their financial and mental stress.
If this happens, Zambia could face a penalty from the IMF, which would exacerbate the country’s already dire financial situation.
Common combinations with exacerbate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: