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add insult to injury - 3 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | add insult to injury |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make worse |
| Synonyms: | aggravate, exacerbate, heighten, provoke, worsen, add fuel to the fire, rub salt in the wound, slap in the face, twist the knife |
| Main Entry: | exacerbate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | infuriate; make worse |
| Synonyms: | add insult to injury*, aggravate, annoy, egg on*, embitter, enrage, envenom, exasperate, excite, fan the flames, feed the fire, go from bad to worse, heat up, heighten, hit on*, increase, inflame, intensify, irritate, madden, provoke, push one's button, rattle one's cage, rub salt in a wound, vex, worsen |
| Notes: | to aggravate is to make something worse, while to exacerbate is to increase something's bitterness or harshness |
| Antonyms: | aid, calm, comfort, help, soothe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | make worse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | worsen a situation |
| Synonyms: | add insult to injury, aggravate, exacerbate, intensify, irritate, worsen, fan the flames, rub salt into the wound, twist the knife in the wound |
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