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escalate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of escalate

1 to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

  • as the war between the two countries escalated, it threatened to become a global conflict
Synonyms of escalate

accelerate, accumulate, appreciate, balloon, boom, build up, burgeon (also bourgeon), climb, enlarge, expand, gain, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, rise, roll up, snowball, spread, swell, wax
Words Related to escalate

jump, rocket, skyrocket, surge

heighten, intensify, redouble

blow up, bulk, distend, inflate, puff (up)

crescendo, crest, peak
Antonyms of escalate

contract, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede, wane

2 to make greater in size, amount, or number

  • the president promised to escalate the governmentʼs program to combat the dreaded disease
Synonyms of escalate

accelerate, add (to), aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build up, compound, enlarge, expand, extend, hype, increase, multiply, pump up, raise, stoke, supersize, swell, up
Words Related to escalate

boom, jump, skyrocket, spike

bump (up), ratchet (up) also rachet (up)

blow up, dilate, distend, inflate

draw out, elongate, flesh (out), lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch

develop, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify

complement, supplement

beef (up), reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

maximize

accumulate, amass, collect

follow up, parlay
Near Antonyms of escalate

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten

compress, condense, constrict, contract

cut back, retrench
Antonyms of escalate

abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from)

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