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. Mike Pompeo:

   To date the regime's default option has been violence, and we appeal to those in Tehran who see a path to a prosperous future through de-escalation to modify the regime's behavior, our restraint to this point should not be mistaken by Iran for a lack of resolve.

2. Emmanuel Macron:

   I wouldn't use this type of wording because I continue to hold discussions with President Putin, we want to stop the war that Russia has launched in Ukraine without escalation -- that's the objective.

3. Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh:

   It is every parents nightmare to lose a child. Its been a heavy and black night in Malmo, weve been in this situation before with similar events. This is what the police have warned about, namely an escalation of cruel and reckless violence in Malmo.

4. Mykola Sunhurovskyi:

   Russia will not get a quick victorious ‘war,’ but the losses on both sides in the event of escalation of aggression will be huge.

5. Florida Republican:

   We need to stop the escalation before it leads to another endless war in the Middle East.