Synonyms for escalation
es·ca·la·tion

Princeton's WordNet

1. escalationnoun

   an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy

   "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"

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1. • Increase

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1. List of paraphrases for "escalation":

   escalating, intensification, escalade, climbing, progressivity, scaling, escalate, spiral, aggravation, upsurge, escalated, upgrading, exacerbation, rise, increase, escalations, climb, de-escalation, upgrade, escalates, intensifying, worsening

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1. Guillaume Faury:

   We are calling for a de-escalation ... and finding a long-term agreement between the U.S. and the EU, and we think this is what will happen, and it will happen under the Biden administration, but I think it would have happened anyway.

2. Laura Usher:

   A big chunk of the training is verbal de-escalation skills.

3. Shane Oliver:

   I think today is a bit of a relief rally, yesterday, investors were fearing the worst, that this was the escalation now underway. The news overnight has been more along the lines that Iran pulled its punches and Trump is toning things down.

4. United States:

   We don't think all of the escalation was necessary, to be frank, it's very hard to understand what the big picture is or the end game.

5. The ICC:

   These attacks constitute an escalation and an unacceptable attempt to interfere with the rule of law and the Court's judicial proceedings.