Synonyms of upraised

upraised 1 of 2

adjective

as in elevated

being positioned above a surface

these upraised earthworks are believed to have been built by Native Americans hundreds of years ago and used for enclosure, burial, religious rites, or defense

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elevated
• lifted
• aerial
• uplifted
• raised
• vertical
• suspended
• erect
• standing
• perpendicular
• upright
• upstanding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sunken
• short
• low
• squat
• low-lying

upraised

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verb

past tense of upraise

1

as in lifted

to move from a lower to a higher place or position

the runner's arms were upraised in a sign of victory as he crossed the finish line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lifted
• raised
• elevated
• uplifted
• hoisted
• heaved
• upheld
• heightened
• hiked
• hove
• mounted
• boosted
• craned
• took up
• ascended
• rose
• picked up
• hefted
• upped
• perked (up)
• jacked (up)
• reared
• upended

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lowered
• dropped
• fell
• descended
• slipped
• pushed
• pressed
• bore
• plunged
• dipped
• depressed
• sunk
• sank
• pitched
• submerged

2

as in erected

to fix in an upright position

archaeologists are still not sure how the mysterious statues on Easter Island were upraised

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erected
• raised
• reared
• lifted
• hoisted
• pitched
• elevated
• set up
• braced
• upended
• put up
• buttressed
• uplifted
• supported
• upheld
• propped (up)
• heightened
• hove
• hiked
• heaved
• craned
• boosted
• shored (up)
• upped
• picked up
• hefted
• perked (up)
• jacked (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flattened
• demolished
• leveled
• levelled
• razed
• knocked down
• tore down