ESCALATING Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word escalating. (close relations)
Definition of ESCALATING
escalate
Best Alternative Words for ESCALATING
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advancing | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • moving forward | ||||||||
developing | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible adjective satellite • relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply | ||||||||
growing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or suitable for growth noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state | ||||||||
heightening | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • reaching a higher intensity | ||||||||
increasing | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • becoming greater or larger • (music) increasing in tempo and/or volume | ||||||||
intensifying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • increasing in strength or intensity | ||||||||
mounting | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) • framework used for support or display | ||||||||
rising | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status noun • a movement upward; rise above the ground • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another adjective satellite • sloping upward • coming to maturity • newly come into prominence | ||||||||
soaring | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the activity of flying a glider adjective satellite • ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual • of imposing height; especially standing out above others | ||||||||
surging | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by great swelling waves or surges | ||||||||
amplifying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • increase in size, volume or significance • to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth • exaggerate or make bigger • increase the volume of | ||||||||
multiplying | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adverb • in several ways; in a multiple manner verb • combine by multiplication • combine or increase by multiplication • make multiple copies of • have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) • have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant | ||||||||
progressing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • gradual improvement or growth or development • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) • a movement forward verb • develop in a positive way • move forward, also in the metaphorical sense • form or accumulate steadily | ||||||||
intensify | verbv | |||||||
verb • increase in extent or intensity • make more intense, stronger, or more marked • become more intense • make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark |