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bring up

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Synonyms and Antonyms of bring up

1 to bring to maturity through care and education

  • it takes an immense commitment and a lot of love to bring up a child properly
Synonyms of bring up

breed, foster, nourish, nurse, raise, rear
Words Related to bring up

father, mother

attend, care (for), cradle, cultivate, mind, minister (to), nurture, watch

discipline, educate, instruct, mentor, school, teach, train, tutor

edify, enlighten, indoctrinate

feed, provide (for), supply

advance, forward, further, promote

prepare

direct, guide, lead, shepherd, show
Near Antonyms of bring up

abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mishandle, mistreat

ignore, neglect

harm, hurt, injure

2 to present or bring forward for discussion

  • I hate to bring this up, but we're running short of money
Synonyms of bring up

broach, introduce, moot, place, raise
Words Related to bring up

allude (to), cite, mention, name, refer (to)

offer, propose, suggest

air, express, speak (of), talk (about), vent, ventilate

interject, interrupt

debate, discuss, thrash (out or over)
Near Antonyms of bring up

censor, hush (up), quiet, silence, suppress

3 to bring (something) to a standstill

  • wasn't expecting the operator to bring up the carnival ride so suddenly
Synonyms of bring up

arrest, catch, check, draw up, fetch up, halt, hold up, pull up, stall, stay, still, stop
Words Related to bring up

baffle, balk, block, blockade, bottleneck, clog, dam, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, obstruct, snag, stem

conclude, cut off, end, terminate

call, discontinue, suspend

choke off, rein (in), repress, squash, squelch, stanch (or staunch), stunt, suppress, turn back
Near Antonyms of bring up

carry on, continue, follow through (with), keep (on), keep up, persist, run on

advance, fare, go along, march, move, proceed, progress, wend

actuate, budge, drive, goad, impel, propel, push, spur, stir

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