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Detailed Synonyms for escalation in English

escalation:

escalation [the ~] noun

  1. the escalation
    the sharpening; the escalation; the intensification
  2. the escalation
    – an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy 1
    the escalation
    – an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy 1
    • escalation [the ~] noun
      • higher wages caused an escalation of prices1
      • there was a gradual escalation of hostilities1
  3. the escalation
    – The process of delegating a task if the user has not acted on the task in the alloted time frame. 2
    the escalation
    – The process of delegating a task if the user has not acted on the task in the alloted time frame. 2

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Related Definitions for "escalation":

  1. an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy1
    • higher wages caused an escalation of prices1
    • there was a gradual escalation of hostilities1
  2. The process of delegating a task if the user has not acted on the task in the alloted time frame.2

escalate:

to escalate verb (escalates, escalated, escalating)

  1. to escalate
    to escalate; to snowball
    • escalate verb (escalates, escalated, escalating)
    • snowball verb (snowballs, snowballed, snowballing)
  2. to escalate
    – increase in extent or intensity 1
    to escalate; to intensify; to step up
    – increase in extent or intensity 1
    • escalate verb (escalates, escalated, escalating)
      • The Allies escalated the bombing1
    • intensify verb (intensifies, intensified, intensifying)
    • step up verb (steps up, stepped up, stepping up)

Conjugations for escalate:

present
  1. escalate
  2. escalate
  3. escalates
  4. escalate
  5. escalate
  6. escalate
simple past
  1. escalated
  2. escalated
  3. escalated
  4. escalated
  5. escalated
  6. escalated
present perfect
  1. have escalated
  2. have escalated
  3. has escalated
  4. have escalated
  5. have escalated
  6. have escalated
past continuous
  1. was escalating
  2. were escalating
  3. was escalating
  4. were escalating
  5. were escalating
  6. were escalating
future
  1. shall escalate
  2. will escalate
  3. will escalate
  4. shall escalate
  5. will escalate
  6. will escalate
continuous present
  1. am escalating
  2. are escalating
  3. is escalating
  4. are escalating
  5. are escalating
  6. are escalating
subjunctive
  1. be escalated
  2. be escalated
  3. be escalated
  4. be escalated
  5. be escalated
  6. be escalated
diverse
  1. escalate!
  2. let's escalate!
  3. escalated
  4. escalating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

escalate

  1. escalate

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Related Definitions for "escalate":

  1. increase in extent or intensity1
    • The Allies escalated the bombing1

Related Synonyms for escalation