Ease
Ease verb - To free from obstruction or difficulty.
Usage example: measures intended to ease the flow of traffic during rush hour
Worsen
Worsen verb - To make more severe.
Usage example: the harsh winter only worsened the fuel shortage
Common collocations
| part | ease part | worsen part |
| situation | ease situation | worsen situation |
| way | ease way | worsen way |
| depression | ease depression | worsen depression |
| Other words: issues. | ||
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Worsen and Ease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ease/worsen
Ease & Worsen. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ease/worsen>.
Worsen or Ease. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ease/worsen.
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