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DEESCALATE Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word deescalate. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For DEESCALATE

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aggravate
verbv
verb

• make worse

• exasperate or irritate

agitate
verbv
verb

• try to stir up public opinion

• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• move very slightly

• move or cause to move back and forth

• change the arrangement or position of

escalate
verbv
verb

• increase in extent or intensity

heighten
verbv
verb

• become more extreme

• make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity

• increase the level of

• increase the height of

• make (one's senses) more acute

• make more intense, stronger, or more marked

incite
verbv
verb

• give an incentive for action

• provoke or stir up

• urge on; cause to act

inflame
verbv
verb

• cause inflammation in

• catch fire

• cause to start burning

• arouse or excite feelings and passions

• become inflamed; get sore

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

provoke
verbv
verb

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• evoke or provoke to appear or occur

• provide the needed stimulus for

• annoy continually or chronically

worsen
verbv
verb

• grow worse

• make worse

Alternatives for AGGRAVATE

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