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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For the second time this year, Yaxel Lendeborg finished a playoff run by hoisting a championship trophy.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Video released by the agency showed crews hoisting children from a house surrounded with water into a helicopter.

— Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026

Definition of hoisting

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Kennedy has publicly advocated for lifting restrictions on peptides and talked up their benefits.

— Will Stone, NPR, 23 July 2026
What changes in September is whether the law stands between the ground the tribes consider to be sacred and the mining that lifting these protections might enable.

— Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 23 July 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

Verb

Jackson would also need to scramble to make up a fundraising gulf against Collins, who has been raising money for months.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
In Canada, public health messaging has focused on raising awareness among adolescents and their caregivers after 2026 reports that the challenge resurfaced among youth.

— Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

Definition of raising

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Gen Z is taking up analog hobbies, ditching dating apps and spending real time at the mall again.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
The queen-sized bed remains grand without feeling imposing or taking up your entire bedroom, largely thanks to its lower headboard height and nearly invisible wooden legs.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026

Definition of taking up

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