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. James Laurenceson:

   It would be huge if Bishop does not travel to China this year, it would mark an escalation in the current diplomatic tensions.

2. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont:

   CORONAVIRUS : WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW The governors said essential businesses like supermarkets and gas stations will be able to stay open after 8 p.m., though all non-essential businesses must close, including movie theaters and casinos. Restaurants will be able to offer take-out and delivery. A subway customer walks through an empty underground passage in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, March 16, 2020. ( AP Photo/John Minchillo) The steps mark the latest escalation of efforts to keep people apart in the New York metropolitan area, and an attempt to coordinate a response to the COVID-19 crisis. CORONAVIRUS IN THE US : STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN Weve got to work through this together. The feds have been asleep at the switch.

3. Supreme Court:

   The situation the police officers faced in this case called for conflict resolution and de-escalation, not confrontation and Tasers.

4. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz:

   We must now face the facts, between the downing of the Russian jet over Egypt and this massive coordinated attack on Paris, we are seeing an unmistakable escalation of ISIS' ambitions.

5. David Petraeus:

   Russia's recent military escalation in Syria is a further reminder that when the U.S. does not take the initiative, others will fill the vacuum, often in ways that are harmful to our interest.