Decrease and Escalation

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Decrease noun - The amount by which something is lessened.

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Escalation is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Escalation noun - An increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy.

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Decrease is an antonym for escalation in intensification topic.

steady	steady decrease	steady escalation
considerable	considerable decrease	considerable escalation
massive	massive decrease	massive escalation
serious	serious decrease	serious escalation
Other adjectives: gradual, major, dramatic, significant, radical, rapid, resulting.

Serial Escalation: Cold Beam Games previously implemented a slider to turn down the intense visuals (with a decrease in point scoring to match).

Source: Video Game / Beat Hazard

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