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jack (up)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of jack (up)

1 to lift with effort
  • jack up the car so we can change that tire
Synonyms of jack (up)

boost, heave, heft, hoist, upheave
Words Related to jack (up)

elevate, hike, pick up, raise, rear, up, uplift, upraise, uprear
Near Antonyms of jack (up)

depress, drop, lower

sink, submerge, submerse
2 to move from a lower to a higher place or position
  • local restaurants jacked up their prices for the summer tourist season
Synonyms of jack (up)

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

ascend, mount, rise

rear, upend
Near Antonyms of jack (up)

descend, dip, fall, pitch, plunge, slip

bear, depress, press, push

sink, submerge
Antonyms of jack (up)

drop, lower

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