Aggravate
Aggravate verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Emphasize and aggravate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Emphasize" instead a verb "Aggravate".
Nearby Words: aggravation, aggravating
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- enhance and aggravate
- enhance and emphasize
- increase and aggravate
- increase and emphasize
- exaggerate and aggravate
- exaggerate and emphasize
- strengthen and aggravate
- strengthen and emphasize
- deepen and aggravate
- deepen and emphasize
- intensify and aggravate
- intensify and emphasize
- sharpen and aggravate
- sharpen and emphasize
Common collocations
| position | aggravate position | emphasize position |
| characters | aggravate characters | emphasize characters |
Cite this Source
Emphasize and Aggravate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/aggravate/emphasize
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