The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RELAPSES which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2009.
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RELAPSES | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gets worse after getting better
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- improved
- deepening
- retrograde
- increase
- intensify
- decline
- increased
- backward
- growing
- deepen
- fester
- declining
Crossword Answer definitions
RELAPSES verb- To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
- (of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).
- To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.
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