| Similarity | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| escalate | 0.845 | 24178 |
| escalating | 0.809 | 19092 |
| escalates | 0.808 | 52678 |
| escalation | 0.770 | 24643 |
| intensified | 0.757 | 20843 |
| quelled | 0.746 | 83300 |
| ensued | 0.728 | 23037 |
| ratcheted | 0.725 | 87947 |
| erupted | 0.725 | 19165 |
| unrest | 0.709 | 17097 |
| raged | 0.705 | 33159 |
| exacerbated | 0.704 | 24769 |
| provoked | 0.701 | 20244 |
| snowballed | 0.697 | 98719 |
| defused | 0.690 | 97696 |
| instigated | 0.685 | 36462 |
| ramped | 0.684 | 46943 |
| worsened | 0.682 | 27942 |
| precipitated | 0.675 | 37198 |
| clashes | 0.673 | 20121 |
| subsided | 0.671 | 28628 |
| internecine | 0.669 | 90606 |
| quell | 0.667 | 35648 |
| sparked | 0.661 | 13852 |
| embroiled | 0.658 | 36614 |