Synonyms for exacerbating
ex·ac·er·bat·ing

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1. aggravating, exacerbating, exasperatingadjective

   making worse

   Synonyms:
   maddening, infuriating, exasperating, vexing, aggravating

   Antonyms:
   moderating

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1. List of paraphrases for "exacerbating":

   aggravating, worsening, fuelling, compounding

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1. Ebrahim Fakir:

   The public protector is polarising politics and exacerbating factionalism in the ANC, she could distract Ramaphosa from critical tasks like creating jobs and attracting investment.

2. Pablo Simon:

   The difference between Spain and other countries in Europe is that the level of polarisation was already very high before the crisis, the coronavirus is exacerbating it.

3. Gaylord Lee Clark:

   The minerals that they're talking about are the kinds of minerals that people use every day, in your cameras, in your cell phones, in Fort Knox, you are already exacerbating the situation by demanding the minerals that ... you positively must have for your life, at the same time as you're trying to maintain a salmon run so that you can eat well. What do we do?

4. Joe Stork:

   Iraq can't win the fight against ISIS's atrocities with attacks on civilians that violate the laws of war and fly in the face of human decency, militia abuses are wreaking havoc among some of Iraq's most vulnerable people and exacerbating sectarian hostilities.

5. Eliot Engel:

   The President veto sends a grim message that America's foreign policy is no longer rooted in our core values -- namely a respect for human rights -- and that The President views Congress not as a coequal branch of government, but an irritant to be avoided or ignored, worse still, The President veto is going to cost innocent lives. These weapons are going to continue fueling a reckless and brutal campaign of violence and exacerbating the world's worst humanitarian catastrophe.