JACKING (UP) Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

jacking (up)

verb

present participle of jack (up)

as in hoisting

to lift with effort jack up the car so we can change that tire

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as in lifting

to move from a lower to a higher place or position local restaurants jacked up their prices for the summer tourist season

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History tells us the managers who stay locked in while everyone else pivots toward football draft prep are the ones hoisting trophies come October.

— John Laghezza, New York Times, 31 July 2026
For the second time this year, Yaxel Lendeborg finished a playoff run by hoisting a championship trophy.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

Definition of hoisting

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Citrini Research’s February note imagined agents lifting output per hour to rates unseen since the 1950s while employment and demand collapse.

— Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The commission was worried that lifting the ban would undo what had been accomplished.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of lifting

Verb

Niemann hit two drives off the property, chopped his way up the fairway and finally lost it by heaving his club.

— Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
The 1926 storm was more like a steamroller, heaving its hurricane strength winds across 135 miles, from the Keys to West Palm Beach, for nearly 18 hours.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026

Definition of heaving

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But trying to get tanner through more UV light exposure can bring lot of dark, dark risks—such as damaging your skin and in the process raising your risk of skin cancer.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials say Russia is augmenting its arsenal with North Korean ballistic missiles, further raising the threat.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of raising

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Such bold tax reforms, mirroring Ireland's economic boom, could ignite rapid GDP growth, elevating El Salvador's economic standing beyond its current mediocrity.

— Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said people like Hasan Piker are elevating campaigns for candidates like Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong.

— Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of elevating

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