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. 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. The United:

   Idlib is the last so-called' de-escalation zone' in Syria.

2. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images Lukashenko:

   Why do you support Ukraine, pumping it with weapons instead of sitting down to negotiate as I suggest? You are already discussing sending long range weapons, missiles up to 300 kilometers in range and F 16 fighter jets, state of the art fighter jets, after hundreds of Leopard tanks have gone there. Why are you doing this? You understand this is escalation.

3. Petro Poroshenko:

   The entire world is waiting to see whether the situation moves toward de-escalation, weapons pullback, cease-fire, or ... spins out of control.

4. Antony Blinken:

   It’s also no secret that we have our differences and when it comes to those differences, as President Biden has also shared with President Putin, if Russia acts aggressively against us, our partners, and our allies, we’ll respond — and President Biden has demonstrated that in both word and deed, not for purposes of escalation, not to seek out conflict, but to defend our interests.

5. Foreign Ministry:

   This decision sends a wrong signal at the wrong time, especially in the current tense situation, both parties in the Middle East conflict are called on to take steps for a de-escalation and to find ways that lead to an urgently needed resumption of peace negotiations.