Q: What is the Antonym or Opposite word of Escalate?

  • Escalate
  • General Meaning Grow, Increase, build up, develop
    Usage The word “escalate” has its usage as a verb and describes the act of making something worse or more serious.
  • Antonym 1 Lessen
    Meaning 1 Grow
    Sentence 1 Tensions between the two parties have escalated into violence.
  • Antonym 2 Diminish
    Meaning 2 Intensity
    Sentence 2 The neighboring state has escalated the hostilities in the border areas.
  • Antonym 3 Decrease
    Meaning 3 Increase
    Sentence 3 Owning to inflation, the prices of everything have escalated.

 

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