Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of exacerbate
adjectiveexacerbating (not comparable)
- not comparableThat exacerbates
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivemaking worse
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
APA
exacerbating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exacerbating
MLA
“exacerbating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exacerbating. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exacerbating,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exacerbating.
Source: exacerbating on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.