de-escalate

abate curtail decrease dilute diminish dwindle ease erode impair lighten minimize mitigate narrow shrink slacken taper off weaken

abridge amputate attenuate clip close contract crop cut decline degrade downsize drain minify moderate soft pedal taper thin truncate

become smaller cut back die down grow less roll back slack up slow down take the bite out take the edge off take the sting out wind down

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase intensify irritate lengthen prolong strengthen worsen

go up rise stretch

raise

curtail cut cut down decrease depreciate devalue diminish downgrade knock off lessen pare scale down slash soften

abate clip decry deflate demote devaluate downsize moderate prune shave undervalue

cut back mark down roll back tone down write off

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen prolong raise

elevate heighten

abate descend diminish dwindle ease ease off ebb melt peter out recede slacken wane

collapse decline drop fall lower lull moderate quieten settle sink taper

cave in die away let up level off

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase prolong rise

ascend go up