Defenition of the word escalation

• Defenition of the word escalation

  • An increasing in intensity, magnitude, etc.
  • an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices" or "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"
  • an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"
  • an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy

Synonyms for the word escalation

• • acceleration
  • appreciation
  • boom
  • climb
  • growth
  • increase
  • intensification
  • rise

Similar words in the escalation

• • escalation
  • escalation's
  • escalations

Hypernyms for the word escalation

• • increase
  • step-up

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