Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Alleviate

Aggravate

The most appropriate antonym of the word alleviate is aggravate.

• Alleviate means "to make (something) less severe or intense."
• Aggravate means "to make (something) worse or more severe."

The other words do not have the same meaning as alleviate, so they are not its antonyms.

• Soothe means "to make (someone or something) feel calm or relaxed."
• Ameliorate means "to make (something) better or more satisfactory."
• Destroy means "to ruin or completely destroy (something)."