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escalate

How many syllables in escalate?

  3 syllables

Divide escalate into syllables:   es-ca-late
How to pronounce escalate:   es-kuh-leyt
How to say escalate:

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Synonyms for escalate


1 syllable
  • grow
  • soar
  • rise
2 syllables
  • go up
  • Increase
  • rocket
  • snowball
  • worsen
  • heighten
  • inflate
  • shoot up
  • spiral
3 syllables
  • go sky-high
4 syllables
  • accelerate
  • grow rapidly
5 syllables
  • go from bad to worse
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    What rhymes with escalate

    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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