Meaning & use
escalating
Increasing rapidly in size, intensity, or seriousness.
See it in a sentence
Tensions between the two countries kept escalating throughout the summer.
The cost of the project was escalating far beyond the original budget.
A note on using this word
Escalating is often used for conflicts, prices, or emotions that are getting progressively worse or bigger.
Words with a similar meaning
intensifyingmounting
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Words with an opposite meaning
de-escalating
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