Synonyms of brought up

brought up

verb

past tense of bring up

1

as in raised

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 & Similar Words

• raised
• fostered
• nurtured
• bred
• taught
• promoted
• provided (for)
• watched
• educated
• cultivated
• reared
• fed
• nursed
• attended
• nourished
• instructed
• supplied
• fathered
• cared (for)
• ministered (to)
• trained
• led
• cradled
• enlightened
• disciplined
• prepared
• forwarded
• mothered
• showed
• schooled
• mentored
• tutored
• advanced
• guided
• directed
• furthered
• minded
• indoctrinated
• edified
• shepherded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• abused
• neglected
• mistreated
• maltreated
• mishandled
• injured
• hurt
• ill-treated
• harmed
• ill-used

2

as in introduced

to present or bring forward for discussion

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• introduced
• raised
• placed
• discussed
• suggested
• mentioned
• referred (to)
• proposed
• spoke (of)
• cited
• offered
• broached
• mooted
• named
• alluded (to)
• expressed
• debated
• interrupted
• talked (about)
• aired
• interjected
• ventilated
• thrashed (out or over)
• vented

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• quieted
• silenced
• censored
• hushed (up)

3

as in stopped

to bring (something) to a standstill

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopped
• halted
• stalled
• caught
• pulled up
• arrested
• held up
• drew up
• checked
• stayed
• blocked
• fetched up
• held back
• stilled
• hindered
• suspended
• held
• impeded
• obstructed
• ended
• stemmed
• concluded
• cut off
• detained
• snagged
• baffled
• balked
• turned back
• clogged
• dammed
• terminated
• blockaded
• reined (in)
• suppressed
• discontinued
• called
• bottlenecked
• repressed
• stunted
• squashed
• choked off
• squelched
• stanched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carried on
• kept (on)
• continued
• kept up
• persisted
• went along
• moved
• proceeded
• ran on
• marched
• advanced
• progressed
• pushed
• followed through (with)
• fared
• drove
• stirred
• propelled
• spurred
• actuated
• impelled
• wended
• goaded
• budged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brought up

Speaking with actress Leslie Mann during the episode, Kylie Kelce brought up Swift and her growing influence on the Kelce clan. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

The actress’ mother, Lesley Vogel, brought up Hickerson in an NBC News interview on Tuesday. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

But during discussions with Chelsea, who signed Morgan Rogers from Villa, Alejandro Garnacho was brought up, and Unai Emery decided the club should sanction a move for him, adding further difficulty to any possible deal for Mbaye. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Using Modular, five engineers brought up Amazon’s Trainium chip in under five months, roughly 25 engineering-months against the several thousand a traditional effort consumes. — Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Mehidy brought up his 50 shortly before lunch off 117 balls, with five boundaries. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Cervantes never brought up the bill during Thursday’s hearing, which effectively kills it. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

We’ve both been brought up playing sport our entire lives, which is quite the macho, classic lad setting. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Shuter also brought up another bit of interesting timing around Pitt’s buzzy Esquire interview. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026