raised

raised

adjective

Definition of RAISED

1

being at a higher level than average <due to raised levels of mercury in the water, there is a warning against eating the local shrimp>

Synonyms elevated, escalated, heightened, increased, jacked (up), raised, up

Related Words extreme, full, maximized, maximum, peaked, sky-high, utmost; inflated, over, overfilled, overflowing, overfull, overlarge, overloaded, oversize (or oversized)

Near Antonyms decreased, depressed, dropped, knockdown [chiefly British], receded, under

Antonyms down, low

2

being positioned above a surface <directed the filming of the movie's battle scene from a raised platform>

Synonyms lifted, raised, uplifted, upraised

Related Words aerial, suspended; erect, perpendicular, standing, upright, upstanding, vertical

Near Antonyms low, low-lying, short, squat

Antonyms sunken

3

rising straight up <the 63 Braille characters are made up of one to six raised dots arranged in a matrix>

Synonyms perpendicular, plumb, raised, standing, stand-up, upright, upstanding, vertical

Related Words elevated, lifted, upended, upraised; semierect; freestanding, stand-alone

Near Antonyms prostrate, supine; diagonal, hanging, sagging, slant, slanted, slanting, slanty

Antonyms flat, recumbent