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es·ca·la·tion
/ˌeskəˈlāSH(ə)n/
noun
1.
a rapid increase; a rise:
"cost escalations"
Similar
rapid increase
rise
hike
advance
growth
leap
upsurge
upturn
upswing
climb
jump
spiralling
intensification
aggravation
exacerbation
compounding
increase
enlargement
magnification
mushrooming
amplification
augmentation
expansion
stepping-up
buildup
buildout
heightening
widening
worsening
deterioration
Opposite
plunge
relaxation
▪
an increase in the intensity or seriousness of something; an intensification:
"an escalation of violence"
Scrabble Points: 12
E
1
S
1
C
3
A
1
L
1
A
1
T
1
I
1
O
1
N
1
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