What is another word for de-escalate?
1125 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dəɹˈɛskɐlˌe͡ɪt], [ dəɹˈɛskɐlˌeɪt], [ d_ə_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_k_ɐ_l_ˌeɪ_t]
De-escalate is a verb meaning to reduce or lessen a conflict or tension. There are several synonyms for the word "de-escalate". One of them is "calm down", which means to become less agitated or excited. Another synonym is "pacify", which means to calm or soothe someone who is angry or upset. Similar synonyms include "appease", "placate", and "soothe". To "defuse" a situation also means to lessen the intensity of something, such as an argument or a potentially violent situation. Other synonyms for "de-escalate" include "mitigate", "quell", and "moderate". All of these words convey the idea of reducing tension or conflict.
Synonyms for De-escalate:
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v.
• change • disarm- conciliate ,
- cripple ,
- deactivate ,
- debilitate ,
- demilitarize ,
- demobilize ,
- disable ,
- disband ,
- disqualify ,
- incapacitate ,
- invalidate ,
- neutralize ,
- occupy ,
- pacify ,
- paralyze ,
- prostrate ,
- skin ,
- strip ,
- subdue ,
- subjugate ,
- unarm .
- abridge ,
- amputate ,
- attenuate ,
- clip ,
- close ,
- crop ,
- cut back ,
- degrade ,
- dilute ,
- erode ,
- impair ,
- lighten ,
- minimize ,
- mitigate ,
- narrow ,
- soft-pedal ,
- thin ,
- truncate .
Other relevant words:
- abbreviate ,
- abrasion ,
- absorb ,
- accommodate ,
- accrue ,
- ache ,
- adjudicate ,
- adulterated ,
- agitate ,
- agree ,
- airless ,
- airstrip ,
- allay ,
- alleviate ,
- amex ,
- annul ,
- antagonise ,
- antagonize ,
- appease ,
- arrest ,
- ascertain ,
- assay ,
- assuage ,
- assure ,
- attenuated ,
- autumn ,
- avoid ,
- aways ,
- baldhead ,
- baldpate ,
- baldy ,
- balk ,
- bank check ,
- bankrupt ,
- bare ,
- bark ,
- baseball swing ,
- baulk ,
- bead ,
- bear ,
- become flat ,
- belittle ,
- benumb ,
- better ,
- black ,
- blackjack ,
- bleak ,
- blind ,
- blur ,
- boil down ,
- bound ,
- boundary ,
- bow down ,
- breach ,
- break away ,
- break dance ,
- break down ,
- break in ,
- break of serve ,
- break off ,
- break out ,
- break up ,
- break-dance ,
- breakage ,
- breaking ,
- breakout ,
- bridle ,
- brighten ,
- bring down ,
- bring out ,
- browse ,
- buffer ,
- bump ,
- buoy up ,
- burn ,
- burst ,
- bury ,
- bust ,
- busy ,
- buy the farm ,
- calm ,
- calm down ,
- cancel ,
- candid ,
- candle ,
- capitulation ,
- carry ,
- cartoon strip ,
- cartridge clip ,
- cartridge holder ,
- cash in one's chips ,
- cast ,
- cast off ,
- castrate ,
- cave ,
- cave in ,
- caves in ,
- caving in ,
- cease ,
- centrist ,
- cerement ,
- cesspit ,
- cesspool ,
- chair ,
- chasten ,
- cheapen ,
- check into ,
- check mark ,
- check off ,
- check out ,
- check over ,
- check up on ,
- check-out procedure ,
- checker ,
- checkout ,
- cheeseparing ,
- cheque ,
- chequer ,
- chill ,
- chink ,
- chip ,
- chit ,
- choke ,
- chuck up the sponge ,
- circumscribe ,
- cissy ,
- clamber ,
- clean ,
- cliff ,
- clipping ,
- close down ,
- close up ,
- close-fitting ,
- closelipped ,
- closely ,
- closemouthed ,
- closing ,
- closing curtain ,
- cloy ,
- cold shoulder ,
- come ,
- come apart ,
- come down ,
- come together ,
- comfort ,
- comic strip ,
- compact ,
- compress ,
- comprise ,
- concentrate ,
- concern ,
- conclude ,
- conclusion ,
- condemn ,
- condense ,
- condescend ,
- condition ,
- confine ,
- confine to ,
- confining ,
- confirmation ,
- conk ,
- conk out ,
- conquer ,
- constrict ,
- constringe ,
- consume ,
- contract bridge ,
- contriteness ,
- contrition ,
- control ,
- convulse ,
- corrasion ,
- correct ,
- correspond ,
- corrupt ,
- cosh ,
- counterbalance ,
- countercheck ,
- countervail ,
- crack ,
- crack up ,
- crash ,
- craw ,
- crepuscle ,
- crepuscule ,
- cringe ,
- croak ,
- crock up ,
- crucify ,
- crude ,
- crumble ,
- crumple ,
- cultivate ,
- curb bit ,
- curbing ,
- curtain ,
- curve ,
- cushion ,
- cut of meat ,
- cut off ,
- cut out ,
- cut short ,
- cutis ,
- cutting ,
- cutting off ,
- dampish ,
- dampness ,
- dangle ,
- dash ,
- daunt ,
- deaden ,
- debase ,
- debased ,
- debauch ,
- decay ,
- decease ,
- decelerate ,
- decide ,
- declaration ,
- declension ,
- declination ,
- declivity ,
- decoct ,
- decompress ,
- decrement ,
- defer ,
- define ,
- deflower ,
- degenerate ,
- deign ,
- delay ,
- deletion ,
- demarcation ,
- demarcation line ,
- demasculinise ,
- demasculinize ,
- demean ,
- demilitarise ,
- demob ,
- demobilise ,
- demoralise ,
- demoralize ,
- denigrate ,
- dense ,
- denudate ,
- denude ,
- deoxidise ,
- deoxidize ,
- depart ,
- deprave ,
- deprecate ,
- depress ,
- deprive ,
- derive ,
- derogate ,
- descent ,
- despoil ,
- deteriorate ,
- determine ,
- deterrent ,
- dethaw ,
- detrition ,
- develop ,
- devolve ,
- diagonal ,
- dice ,
- didder ,
- die away ,
- die back ,
- die out ,
- diluted ,
- diminution ,
- dimmed ,
- ding ,
- dip ,
- disappear ,
- disarm ,
- discase ,
- discharge ,
- discipline ,
- disclose ,
- discontinue ,
- discover ,
- disenable ,
- disgrace ,
- disinvest ,
- dismantle ,
- dismiss ,
- disregard ,
- disrobe ,
- disruption ,
- dissolve ,
- divest ,
- divulge ,
- do in ,
- down ,
- downfall ,
- downplay ,
- downslope ,
- drainage ,
- drainpipe ,
- drape ,
- drapery ,
- draw back ,
- dress ,
- dribble ,
- driblet ,
- drip ,
- droop ,
- drop away ,
- drop by the wayside ,
- drop cloth ,
- drop curtain ,
- drop dead ,
- drop down ,
- drop off ,
- drop out ,
- drop-off ,
- dull ,
- dumb ,
- dusk ,
- dwindle away ,
- dwindle down ,
- ease off ,
- ease up ,
- easiness ,
- easing off ,
- eat ,
- eat at ,
- eat away ,
- eat up ,
- ebb away ,
- ebb down ,
- ebb off ,
- ebb out ,
- ebbing ,
- edit ,
- edit out ,
- effeminate ,
- emasculated ,
- end ,
- ending ,
- enfeeble ,
- engage ,
- engross ,
- ensconce ,
- ensure ,
- epicene ,
- erupt ,
- escape from ,
- evanesce ,
- evaporate ,
- evenfall ,
- excision ,
- excite ,
- excoriate ,
- exhaust ,
- exit ,
- expend ,
- expense ,
- expire ,
- expose ,
- extenuate ,
- facilitate ,
- fade ,
- faded ,
- fail ,
- faint ,
- faithful ,
- fall apart ,
- fall back ,
- fall behind ,
- fall by the wayside ,
- fall down ,
- fall in ,
- falling out ,
- fatigue ,
- fault ,
- fell ,
- fill ,
- fill up ,
- finale ,
- finalise ,
- finalize ,
- find out ,
- finis ,
- finish ,
- fit ,
- fix ,
- fizzle ,
- fizzle out ,
- flag ,
- flash back ,
- flat ,
- flatten ,
- fleet ,
- flight strip ,
- flimsy ,
- flinch ,
- flog ,
- flop ,
- flow ,
- fold ,
- fool ,
- foray ,
- foreshorten ,
- foreswear ,
- forthright ,
- founder ,
- fracture ,
- fragile ,
- frank ,
- free ,
- free fall ,
- free-spoken ,
- fret ,
- frighten away ,
- frighten off ,
- frown ,
- funk ,
- gaolbreak ,
- gap ,
- gash ,
- gelatin ,
- geld ,
- gelded ,
- gentle ,
- geological fault ,
- get ,
- get around ,
- get back ,
- get down ,
- get out ,
- get over ,
- gibe ,
- give ,
- give away ,
- give out ,
- give up ,
- give way ,
- give-up the ghost ,
- gloaming ,
- glower ,
- gnaw ,
- gnaw at ,
- go ,
- go against ,
- go bad ,
- go down ,
- go over ,
- go under ,
- good luck ,
- gouge ,
- graze ,
- grinding ,
- gruntle ,
- hack ,
- halt ,
- handclasp ,
- handicap ,
- handshake ,
- handshaking ,
- hang ,
- happy chance ,
- harvest ,
- head-shrinker ,
- hide ,
- hindrance ,
- hitch ,
- hold ,
- hold back ,
- hold in ,
- hold over ,
- hush ,
- hush up ,
- ignore ,
- impediment ,
- inactivate ,
- incision ,
- incorporate ,
- indent ,
- indispose ,
- informality ,
- infract ,
- insure ,
- interest ,
- intermission ,
- intermit ,
- interrupt ,
- interruption ,
- invade ,
- invalid ,
- issue ,
- jactitate ,
- jade ,
- jailbreak ,
- jellify ,
- jibe ,
- jog ,
- judder ,
- keep down ,
- kerb ,
- kick downstairs ,
- kick the bucket ,
- knock down ,
- knock off ,
- lame ,
- landing strip ,
- languish ,
- lapse ,
- lash ,
- last ,
- lather ,
- lay off ,
- leach ,
- lead ,
- lean ,
- learn ,
- leave out ,
- lenify ,
- lessen ,
- let down ,
- let on ,
- let out ,
- letup ,
- level ,
- level off ,
- levelling off ,
- light ,
- lighten up ,
- limit point ,
- limitation ,
- liquidate ,
- load ,
- locate ,
- lodge in ,
- look into ,
- loosen up ,
- loot ,
- lop ,
- lour ,
- lower berth ,
- magazine ,
- make out ,
- make up ,
- mantle ,
- mar ,
- mark ,
- mark off ,
- master ,
- match ,
- meld ,
- mellow ,
- mellow out ,
- melt down ,
- melt off ,
- melting ,
- middle of the roader ,
- milk shake ,
- milkshake ,
- mince ,
- minimise ,
- minute ,
- misdirect ,
- miss ,
- moderationist ,
- moist ,
- moisten ,
- moistness ,
- mollify ,
- mortify ,
- move back ,
- mow ,
- mown ,
- muggins ,
- mute ,
- nail down ,
- narrow down ,
- narrow-minded ,
- near ,
- negate ,
- neglect ,
- neutralise ,
- nick ,
- nigh ,
- nightfall ,
- nip ,
- nip off ,
- nullify ,
- numb ,
- objurgate ,
- obtuse ,
- offend ,
- omit ,
- open frame ,
- outspoken ,
- overcome ,
- overleap ,
- overlook ,
- overthrow ,
- overturn ,
- palliate ,
- paralyse ,
- pare down ,
- part ,
- pass ,
- pass away ,
- pass off ,
- pass up ,
- pasture ,
- patch up ,
- pause ,
- pearl ,
- peel ,
- peg down ,
- pelt ,
- penny-pinching ,
- perish ,
- pervert ,
- pillage ,
- pin ,
- pin down ,
- pine tree ,
- pipe down ,
- placate ,
- plainspoken ,
- plane ,
- play out ,
- plunder ,
- point ,
- point of accumulation ,
- point-blank ,
- poop out ,
- pop off ,
- postpone ,
- precipitate ,
- press ,
- pretermit ,
- prick ,
- prison-breaking ,
- prisonbreak ,
- profane ,
- prone ,
- prorogue ,
- prostration ,
- psychiatrist ,
- pull away ,
- pull back ,
- pull down ,
- puncture ,
- push down ,
- put down ,
- put off ,
- put over ,
- quail ,
- quash ,
- quiesce ,
- quiet ,
- quiet down ,
- rachet ,
- range ,
- ransack ,
- rarefy ,
- ratch ,
- ratchet down ,
- rationalise ,
- rationalize ,
- reave ,
- recess ,
- recoil ,
- reconcile ,
- recrudesce ,
- reduction ,
- reflux ,
- refuse ,
- reject ,
- relax ,
- relaxation ,
- release ,
- relegate ,
- relief ,
- relieve ,
- relinquish ,
- remand ,
- remission ,
- remitment ,
- renounce ,
- repose ,
- repress ,
- reprobate ,
- reside ,
- resolve ,
- respite ,
- rest ,
- restrained ,
- restrict ,
- retard ,
- retire ,
- retreat ,
- return ,
- reveal ,
- rifle ,
- rift ,
- rock ,
- root ,
- ruin ,
- run ,
- run down ,
- run out ,
- run through ,
- rupture ,
- sag down ,
- saphead ,
- scare ,
- scare away ,
- scare off ,
- scramble ,
- scrape ,
- scratch ,
- season ,
- secretive ,
- see ,
- see to it ,
- send away ,
- send back ,
- send packing ,
- separate ,
- separatrix ,
- set ,
- set back ,
- set down ,
- settee ,
- settle down ,
- severance ,
- shadowy ,
- shake off ,
- shake up ,
- sharpen ,
- shaving ,
- shed ,
- sheer ,
- shelve ,
- shift ,
- shin ,
- shine ,
- shingle ,
- shinny ,
- shiver ,
- shorten ,
- shortened ,
- shrivel up ,
- shroud ,
- shut ,
- shut down ,
- shut up ,
- sign ,
- sign on ,
- sign up ,
- silence ,
- simpleness ,
- simplicity ,
- sinkhole ,
- sissified ,
- sissy ,
- sissyish ,
- skinhead ,
- skinny ,
- skip ,
- slack ,
- slack off ,
- slacken off ,
- slake ,
- slashed ,
- slender ,
- slenderize ,
- slew ,
- slice ,
- slide down ,
- slight ,
- slim ,
- slim down ,
- slip ,
- slit ,
- slow ,
- slow up ,
- slue ,
- slump ,
- slur ,
- smash ,
- smother ,
- snap off ,
- snip ,
- snip off ,
- snub ,
- snuff it ,
- snug ,
- solidus ,
- sparse ,
- specialise ,
- specialize ,
- specify ,
- spend ,
- spill ,
- split ,
- split up ,
- spoil ,
- sputter ,
- square off ,
- square up ,
- squeeze ,
- squinch ,
- stamp down ,
- stark ,
- stay ,
- steady down ,
- stifle ,
- still ,
- stimulate ,
- stinger ,
- stir ,
- stop ,
- stoppage ,
- stopping point ,
- straight-from-the-shoulder ,
- strangle ,
- strap ,
- stretch ,
- strike ,
- strike down ,
- strip down ,
- strip show ,
- striptease ,
- stroke ,
- struggle ,
- stuffy ,
- stultify ,
- subdued ,
- subject ,
- submit ,
- subordinate ,
- subside ,
- subsidence ,
- substantiation ,
- sump ,
- suppress ,
- surmount ,
- surrender ,
- suspension ,
- swag ,
- swallow hole ,
- sway ,
- swerve ,
- swing ,
- switch off ,
- tab ,
- table ,
- tailor ,
- take ,
- take down ,
- take leave ,
- take root ,
- tally ,
- tame ,
- tegument ,
- telephone dial ,
- temper ,
- temperate ,
- tenuous ,
- terminal point ,
- thaw ,
- thawing ,
- thin out ,
- thinly ,
- thinned ,
- thrash ,
- thrash about ,
- thresh ,
- thresh about ,
- throttle ,
- throw ,
- throw away ,
- throw in ,
- throw in the towel ,
- throw off ,
- tick ,
- tick off ,
- tight ,
- tighten ,
- tightlipped ,
- time ,
- time out ,
- tire ,
- tomfool ,
- toss ,
- track ,
- train ,
- trammel ,
- tranquilize ,
- tranquillise ,
- tranquillize ,
- transgress ,
- tremble ,
- trend ,
- trill ,
- trim ,
- trim back ,
- trim down ,
- trimmed ,
- trot ,
- trounce ,
- true pine ,
- truncated ,
- tumble ,
- turn back ,
- turn down ,
- turn off ,
- turn out ,
- twilight ,
- unaired ,
- unbend ,
- uncase ,
- unclothe ,
- uncover ,
- undercut ,
- underestimate ,
- understate ,
- undertake ,
- undress ,
- unfit ,
- unfreeze ,
- unload ,
- unthaw ,
- unwind ,
- unwrap ,
- use up ,
- vacate ,
- vague ,
- veer ,
- verification ,
- violate ,
- virgule ,
- vitiate ,
- void ,
- wag ,
- waggle ,
- wash ,
- waste ,
- waste pipe ,
- watch ,
- wax light ,
- weakened ,
- wear ,
- wear away ,
- wear out ,
- weary ,
- welt ,
- whip ,
- whittle ,
- wick ,
- wince ,
- winding-clothes ,
- winding-sheet ,
- wipe out ,
- wispy ,
- withdraw ,
- wither ,
- work ,
- worry ,
- worsen ,
- write down ,
- write out ,
- yearn ,
- yen ,
- yield .
- Downs ,
- Minified ,
- Minifying ,
- became smaller ,
- become smaller ,
- deescalate ,
- deescalated ,
- deescalating ,
- die down ,
- died down ,
- dies down ,
- downed ,
- downing ,
- dying down ,
- grow less ,
- grows less ,
- lessening ,
- minify ,
- roll back ,
- slack up ,
- slow down ,
- slowed down ,
- soft pedal ,
- take sting out ,
- take the bite out ,
- take the edge off ,
- take the sting out ,
- taper off ,
- tapers ,
- tapers off ,
- wind down ,
- winding down .
- lower ,
- lowered ,
- mark down ,
- marked down ,
- marking down ,
- marks down ,
- scale down ,
- scaled down ,
- scaling down .
- abate ,
- break ,
- contract ,
- counteract ,
- countermine ,
- curtail ,
- cut ,
- damp ,
- dampen ,
- decline ,
- decrease ,
- dent ,
- deplete ,
- die ,
- diminish ,
- downscale ,
- downsize ,
- drain ,
- drop ,
- dwindle ,
- ease ,
- ebb ,
- fall ,
- fall off ,
- moderate ,
- pall ,
- quit ,
- ratchet ,
- recede ,
- reduce ,
- relent ,
- remit ,
- resign ,
- sabotage ,
- shrink ,
- shrivel ,
- slacken ,
- soften ,
- step-down ,
- subvert ,
- taper ,
- undermine ,
- wane .
How to use "De-escalate" in context?
De-escalate means slowing or stopping the escalation of an emotional reaction in order to prevent a physical confrontation from occurring. The goal of de-escalation is to prevent a conflict from becoming physical, and to return to a peaceful conclusion. When engaging in de-escalation, it is important to remain calm and respectful. Here are some tips to help you de-escalate a conflict:
1. Establish your role in the conflict. Who is involved, and what is their respective role? It is important to know what triggers anger in your counterpart, and to stay focused on their interests and feelings.
2. Focus on solutions.
Paraphrases for De-escalate:
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Equivalence
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Verb, base form
defuse.
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Forward Entailment
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Verb, base form
escalate.
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Verb, base form
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Independent
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Verb, base form
address, aggravate, allay, ameliorate, assuage, attenuate, calm, cool, curb, curtail, cushion, dampen, decrease, decrement, depress, diffuse, diminish, disarm, ease, heal, lessen, lighten, lower, mitigate, moderate, quell, reduce, reduced, reducing, relax, relieve, resolve, salve, settle, soften.
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