Improve
Improve verb - To make better.
Usage example: a little salt would improve this bland food
Worsen
Worsen verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: the condition of the house worsened with every year of neglect
Common collocations
| mood | improve mood | worsen mood |
| image | improve image | worsen image |
| position | improve position | worsen position |
| accuracy | improve accuracy | worsen accuracy |
| Other words: relationship, appearance, situation, world, health, matters. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Silent Storm and its sequels has characters with unchangeable stats and skills that improve or worsen based on the successful use of these skills.
Source: RPG Elements -
Vega Strike communication lines can improve or worsen Relationship Value with the ship (or other unit) to whom they are addressed.
Source: I Shall Taunt You -
The Galactic Armory mod takes this to a new level with added Traits that allow you to improve or worsen certain weapon types, further encouraging you to specialise your research than in vanilla.
Source: Min-Maxing aka: Min Max
Cite this Source
Worsen and Improve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/improve/worsen
Improve & Worsen. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/improve/worsen>.
Worsen or Improve. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/improve/worsen.
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