escalated
Stepped up significantly
Escalated is the past tense of escalate, meaning to increase in intensity, scope, or severity.
A disagreement escalates into a fight.
Costs escalate beyond projections.
The situation escalated quickly suggests rapid loss of control.
To escalate something is to raise it to a higher level of authority or urgency: She escalated the complaint to management.
Increased in strength
- heightenedIncreased in degree
- strengthenedMade more robust
- magnifiedIncreased in apparent size
- enhancedIncreased in quality
boosted · augmented · exacerbated · aggravated · redoubled · intensified · sharpened · accelerated
Armed conflict between groups
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- clashesViolent encounters or disagreements
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
tension · aggression · battles · skirmishes · feuds · confrontation · violence · struggle
Increase in scope
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- upsurgeRapid marked increase
spike · multiplication · amplification · burgeoning · soaring · skyrocketing · increasing · runaway
amplified
Increased in strength
- heightenedIncreased in degree
- strengthenedMade more robust
- magnifiedIncreased in apparent size
enhanced · boosted · augmented · exacerbated · aggravated · redoubled · intensified · sharpened · accelerated · compounded
warfare
Armed conflict between groups
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- clashesViolent encounters or disagreements
- combatArmed hostile engagement
strife · tension · aggression · battles · skirmishes · feuds · confrontation · violence · struggle · fighting
expansion
Increase in scope
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- accelerationRate velocity changes
upsurge · spike · multiplication · amplification · burgeoning · soaring · skyrocketing · increasing · runaway · unchecked
emergency
Serious sudden danger
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
catastrophe · breakdown · collapse · critical · dire · urgent · severe · acute · predicament · flashpoint
intervention
Purposeful involvement to change course
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- managerOne who directs others
- complaintExpression of discontent
grievance · appeal · authority · hierarchy · higher-up · tribunal · ombudsman · ticket · priority · review
escalatedde-escalated
Lessened conflict intensity
decreased · diminished · subsided · abated · reduced
escalatedstabilized
Made steady or constant
contained · controlled · checked · curbed · restrained
- de-escalation techniquesMethods to lower conflict intensity
- privilege escalationGaining unauthorized higher permissions
- rampant escalationUncontrolled rapid increase
- rent escalationContractual payment increases over time
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