Defenition of the word escalate

• Defenition of the word escalate

  • To increase in intensity, magnitude, etc.
  • increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"
  • increase in extent or intensity

Synonyms for the word escalate

• • accelerate
  • go from bad to worse
  • go sky-high
  • go up
  • grow rapidly
  • heighten
  • intensify
  • rise
  • rocket
  • shoot up
  • soar
  • spiral
  • step up
  • worsen

Similar words in the escalate

• • escalate
  • escalated
  • escalates

Hyponyms for the word escalate

• • redouble

Hypernyms for the word escalate

• • increase

Antonyms for the word escalate

• • de-escalate
  • step down
  • weaken

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