JACKS (UP) Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

jacks (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of jack (up)

as in hoists

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

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as in lifts

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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The boy then hoists a mop above his head before laying it on the floor and mopping it.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Peter Zumthor’s design hoists a serpentine platform atop pavilions that read like stout, truncated legs, making the edifice almost creaturely in its architectural stance.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of hoists

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Chicago lifts its river bridges in the fall and spring to allow boats to travel between Lake Michigan and their winter storage facilities.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
The rocket lifts off, its stages separate, and a payload continues toward space.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of lifts

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The Smith experience is always going to be a roller coaster, impressive feats of accuracy and arm talent mixed with desperation heaves and maddening turnovers.

— Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
In another video, an emergency worker heaves a large stone aside while working to free people from the wreckage.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 June 2026

Definition of heaves

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The organization, created in 1961 by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, receives no government funding, and raises money through private donations and sales of retail merchandise.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
The necropsy indicating chronic gastrointestinal disease in two of the dead belugas certainly raises questions about their condition before transport.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of raises

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Katie Holmes and Gigi Hadid have spent the last several falls in the easy shoe that elevates wardrobe basics, and this season is no different.

— Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
Those themes may not dominate her lyrical approach, but their presence provides a headier energy that grounds the album and elevates it a few steps above merely a consistent Afropop LP.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026

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