'escalation' definitions:
Definition of 'escalation'
From: WordNet
noun
An increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"
Synonyms of 'escalation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apotheosis,
- ascent,
- assumption,
- beatification,
- canonization,
- deification,
- elevation,
- enshrinement,
- erection,
- exaltation,
- height,
- lifting,
- raising,
- rearing,
- sursum corda,
- upbuoying,
- upcast,
- upheaval,
- uplift,
- uplifting,
- upping,
- uprearing,
- upthrow,
- upthrust