All escalate antonyms

verb escalate

• fall — to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• lessen — to become less.
• lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
• reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
• slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
• slump — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• abridge — to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
• compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
• condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
• contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
• curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
• descend — If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
• go down — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• shorten — to make short or shorter.
• shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
• weaken — to make weak or weaker.
• improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
• decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
• decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
• diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
• drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.