💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Escalating"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| step upverb | (intransitive, idiomatic) To assume or take responsibility. |
| intensifyverb | (intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy. |
| aggravating | (informal) Annoying. |
| aggravationnoun | The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences. |
| ascendingnoun | Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (e.g. of a sequence) |
| billowingnoun | The act of something that billows; a billow. |
| build-upnoun | Alternative form of buildup. [An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.] |
| climbverb | (intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up. |
| climbingnoun | (uncountable) The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer. |
| compoundingnoun | An accumulation of compound interest. |
| de-escalationnoun | A decrease in scope, extension or severity. |
| deepeningnoun | The act of becoming deeper. |
| deteriorating | Getting worse. |
| deteriorationnoun | The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse. |
| enhanced | In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form. |
| enhancementnoun | An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of esteem. |
| enhancingnoun | Acting or tending to enhance. |
| escaladenoun | An act of scaling walls or fortifications. |
| exacerbatingverb | That exacerbates |
| exacerbationnoun | An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease) |
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