Synonyms for de-escalate
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To decrease in intensity or magnitude.
Related words
- Other spellings
- deescalate
Forms
- Past participle
- de-escalated
e.g. de-escalated → weakened, defused, disintensified…
Example sentences
- weaken This could profoundly weaken the Algerian economy.
- defuse Tom was trying to defuse the bomb when it exploded.
By length
- 6 letters
- weaken2, defuse2, defuze
- 12 letters
- disintensify
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (weaken2 = 2 syllables).