step-down vs de-escalation

de-escalation vs step-down

step-down and de-escalation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
step-down	Yes	No	No	No
de-escalation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, de-escalation is a hyponym of step-down; that is, de-escalation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than step-down:

step-down: the act of decreasing or reducing something
de-escalation: (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)

Other hyponyms of step-down include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

step-down (noun)	de-escalation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	(war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)

Difference between step-down and de-escalation

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