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de-escalate
Synonyms and Antonyms of de-escalate
1
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
2
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
abate, decline, decrease, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also
rachet (down)
, recede, relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, wane
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