Synonyms for escalate
ˈɛs kəˌleɪtes·ca·late

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1. escalate, intensify, step upverb

   increase in extent or intensity

   "The Allies escalated the bombing"

   Synonyms:
   come forward, rev up, compound, step to the fore, come to the fore, step forward, heighten, come out, step up, intensify, deepen

   Antonyms:
   de-escalate, step down, weaken

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1. • Increase

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1. List of paraphrases for "escalate":

   escalates, escalation, escalating, exacerbate, worsen, aggravate, intensify

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1. Philip Sokoloski:

   FilmLA first learned of the testing site's closure Monday evening, after community members reached out to express their concern, we were disappointed by what we learned, and immediately helped escalate the situation to City attention.

2. Global Times:

   If Trump continues to escalate trade tensions with China, we cannot rule out the possibility that China will strike back by adopting a hard-line approach targeting Dow Jones index giants.

3. Navy Capt. Danny Hernandez:

   This unsafe and unprofessional air intercept has the potential to cause serious harm and injury to all aircrews involved, more importantly, the unsafe and unprofessional actions of a single pilot have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries.

4. Christoph Heusgen:

   They (the council) called on LNA forces to halt all military movements. They also called on all forces to de-escalate and halt military activity. There can be no military solution to the conflict.

5. Maureen Ohlhausen:

   With the continuing techlash from the right and the left, both antitrust agencies are under pressure to escalate their actions.