Amend
Amend verb - To make better.
Usage example: trying to amend the situation of the striking workers by supplying them with minimal food supplies
Worsen
Worsen verb - Grow worse.
Usage example: Conditions in the slum worsened
Common collocations
| relationship | amend relationship | worsen relationship |
| situation | amend situation | worsen situation |
Cite this Source
Worsen and Amend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 20, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/amend/worsen
Amend & Worsen. N.p., 2016. Web. 20 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/amend/worsen>.
Worsen or Amend. 2016. Accessed July 20, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/amend/worsen.
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