ESCALATING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ESCALATING?

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Associations of "Escalating" (30 Words)

ameliorate	Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better. The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.
augment	Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase. He augmented his summer income by painting houses.
augmentation	The statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original. The augmentation of the curriculum with new subjects.
bolster	Prop up with a pillow or bolster. They bolstered the seats for a more comfortable ride.
bond	Place dutiable goods in bond. The failure to properly bond with their children.
brace	Support or hold steady and make steadfast with or as if with a brace. He wore a brace on his knee.
cooperation	The action or process of working together to the same end. We should like to ask for your cooperation in the survey.
deepen	Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. The crisis deepened.
defensible	Justifiable by argument. A morally defensible penal system.
development	A district that has been developed to serve some purpose. The wings attain their full development several hours after birth.
enhance	Make better or more attractive. His refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation.
enlarge	Develop a larger print of (a photograph. She enlarged the flower beds.
enrich	Increase the nutritive value of (food) by adding vitamins or nutrients. Her exposure to museums enriched her life in France.
exacerbate	Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse. The strong pound has exacerbated the situation by making it much harder for UK companies to compete on price.
fortify	Enclose by or as if by a fortification. The enclave has been heavily fortified in recent years.
harden	Harden by reheating and cooling in oil. The cold hardened the butter.
heighten	Make (something) higher. Concern over CFCs has heightened.
increase	A change resulting in an increase. The university increased the number of students it admitted.
intensification	Action that makes something stronger or more extreme. The intensification of the conflict.
intensify	Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. The dispute began to intensify.
meliorate	To make better.
optimize	Make the best or most effective use of (a situation or resource. Optimize a computer program.
ossify	Become rigid or fixed in attitude or position; cease developing. These tracheal cartilages may ossify.
reinforce	Strengthen (an existing feeling, idea, or habit. Paratroopers were sent to reinforce the troops already in the area.
reinforcement	The strengthening structure or material employed in reinforced concrete or plastic. Positive feedback leads to reinforcement.
rise	Rise up. The sun also rises.
strengthen	Give a healthy elasticity to. His body strengthened.
stronghold	A strongly fortified defensive structure. A Labour stronghold.
toughen	Make tough or tougher. A falcon has scaly skin on its legs that toughens up very quickly.
widening	An increase in width.