aggravating

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adjective

That makes something worse.

“aggravating circumstances”

Similar
exacerbatingexasperatingintensifying
Opposite
alleviatingextenuatingmitigating
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of aggravate
adjectiveaggravating (comparative more aggravating, superlative most aggravating)

comparative more aggravating · superlative most aggravating

  1. That makes something worse.

    aggravating circumstances

    Antonyms: alleviating, extenuating, mitigating

  2. informalAnnoying.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThat makes something worse.

Opposite
alleviatingextenuatingmitigating

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivemaking worse

Similar
exacerbatingexasperatingintensifying
Also see
annoyingcruddydrippyexacerbatingexasperatingfuckingintensifyingobnoxiouspesky

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

aggravating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggravating

MLA

“aggravating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggravating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aggravating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggravating.

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