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boost

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of boost

1 an act or instance of helping

She always liked to give struggling families in the neighborhood a boost.

Synonyms of boost

abetment, aid, assist, assistance, backing, hand, help, helping hand, leg up, lift, support

Words Related to boost

advancement, encouragement, facilitation, forwarding, furtherance, furthering, nurturance

benefaction, patronage, promotion, sponsorship

advice, care, counsel, guidance, mentoring

attendance, attention, hand-holding, service

assuagement, palliation, relief, succor

Near Antonyms of boost

constraint, frustration, inhibition, interference, obstruction, repression, restraint

deterrence, discouragement

Antonyms of boost

2 something added (as by growth)

a sudden boost in sales

Synonyms of boost

accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, expansion, gain, increase, increment, more, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, step-up, supplement, uptick

Words Related to boost

accumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering

accession, appendix, continuation, extension, uptrend, upturn

jump, run-up, spike

Near Antonyms of boost

deduction, subtraction

Antonyms of boost

abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, depletion, diminishment, diminution, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, step-down

3 something that arouses action or activity

According to the President, a tax cut is just the boost that the economy needs.

Synonyms of boost

encouragement, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitation, incitement, instigation, momentum, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulant, stimulus, yeast

Words Related to boost

inducement, invitation

antecedent, cause, consideration, grounds, motive, occasion, reason

catalyst, catalyzer, fuel, spark

Phrases Synonymous with boost

shot in the arm

Antonyms of boost

counterincentive, disincentive

boost

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of boost

1 to lift with effort

boosted the child into her car seat

Synonyms of boost

heave, heft, hoist, jack (up), upheave

Words Related to boost

elevate, hike, pick up, raise, rear, up, uplift, upraise, uprear

Near Antonyms of boost

depress, drop, lower

sink, submerge, submerse

2 to make greater in size, amount, or number

a promotion that boosted the number of interested customers milling about the showroom

Synonyms of boost

accelerate, add (to), aggrandize, amplify, augment, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hype, increase, multiply, pump up, raise, supersize, swell, up

Words Related to boost

boom, jump, skyrocket, spike

bump (up), ratchet (up) also rachet (up)

blow up, dilate, distend, inflate

draw out, elongate, flesh (out), lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch

develop, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify

complement, supplement

beef (up), reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

accumulate, amass, collect

follow up, parlay

Near Antonyms of boost

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten

compress, condense, constrict, contract

cut back, retrench

Antonyms of boost

abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from)

3 to make markedly greater in measure or degree

Let's boost the volume on the radio so everyone can hear.

Synonyms of boost

accentuate, amp (up), amplify, beef (up), consolidate, deepen, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify, redouble, step up, strengthen

Words Related to boost

broaden, enlarge, expand, extend, lengthen

accelerate, hasten, quicken

emphasize, point (up), sharpen, stress

augment, enforce, reinforce (also reenforce), restrengthen, supplement

enliven, jazz (up)

aggravate, exacerbate

Near Antonyms of boost

decrease, diminish, lessen, let up (on), reduce, subdue, tone (down), weaken

dwindle, recede, subside, taper (off), wane

alleviate, ease, lighten

Antonyms of boost

abate, moderate

4 to move from a lower to a higher place or position

boosted the box onto the top shelf

Synonyms of boost

crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), pick up, raise, take up, up, uphold, uplift, upraise

Words Related to boost

ascend, mount, rise

Near Antonyms of boost

descend, dip, fall, pitch, plunge, slip

bear, depress, press, push

Antonyms of boost

Synonym Discussion of boost

lift, raise, rear, elevate, hoist, heave, boost mean to move from a lower to a higher place or position. lift usually implies exerting effort to overcome resistance of weight.

- lift the chair while I vacuum

raise carries a stronger implication of bringing up to the vertical or to a high position.

- scouts raising a flagpole

rear may add an element of suddenness to raise.

- suddenly reared itself up on its hind legs

elevate may replace lift or raise especially when exalting or enhancing is implied.

- elevated the taste of the public

hoist implies lifting something heavy especially by mechanical means.

- hoisted the cargo on board

heave implies lifting and throwing with great effort or strain.

- heaved the heavy crate inside

boost suggests assisting to climb or advance by a push.

- boosted his brother over the fence

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