Synonyms of lifting

lifting

verb

present participle of lift

1

as in raising

to move from a lower to a higher place or position

I needed help lifting the heavy globe back up to the top shelf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raising
• elevating
• hoisting
• uplifting
• heaving
• upholding
• boosting
• hiking
• heightening
• craning
• upping
• taking up
• hefting
• rising
• jacking (up)
• mounting
• ascending
• upraising
• picking up
• perking (up)
• rearing
• upending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lowering
• falling
• dropping
• descending
• pushing
• slipping
• plunging
• dipping
• pressing
• bearing
• pitching
• sinking
• depressing
• submerging

2

as in rising

to move or extend upward

once the sun started to cut through the morning fog, the colorful hot-air balloons began to lift off from the field

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rising
• climbing
• ascending
• soaring
• upping
• mounting
• thrusting
• arising
• sloping
• uprising
• tilting
• upturning
• aspiring
• leaning
• upthrusting
• surging
• towering
• elevating
• uprearing
• raising
• uplifting
• inclining
• scaling
• boosting
• tipping
• zooming
• topping
• surmounting
• ballooning
• cresting
• reclining
• slanting
• upheaving
• taking off
• upraising
• blasting off
• listing
• canting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descending
• falling (off)
• dropping
• declining
• plunging
• dipping
• sliding
• sinking
• diving
• plummeting
• nose-diving

3

as in stealing

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

she turned her back for just a moment, and somebody lifted her purse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stealing
• swiping
• grabbing
• snatching
• pinching
• hooking
• robbing
• pilfering
• boosting
• appropriating
• filching
• thieving
• pocketing
• nipping
• nicking
• ripping off
• taking
• misappropriating
• purloining
• picking
• snitching
• hijacking
• running off with
• making off with
• seizing
• making away with
• walking off with
• plundering
• heisting
• sacking
• looting
• knocking over
• grasping
• pillaging
• burglarizing
• poaching
• nailing
• abducting
• shoplifting
• rustling
• kidnapping
• rifling
• collaring
• sponging
• spiriting
• carjacking
• mooching
• shanghaiing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buying
• purchasing
• giving
• presenting
• contributing
• donating
• bestowing
• handing over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lifting

The reduction in missions lifting off from Florida has slowed Falcon 9's Starlink launch cadence considerably. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Record-high diesel prices pushed freight off the highway and onto the railroads in the third quarter, lifting CSX, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to record revenue. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

The senior forward/midfielder scored his eighth goal of the season, lifting the Warriors to a 2-1 win over Marist in a Class 3A Rich Township Regional semifinal in Richton Park. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Brothers Anthony and Joseph Livreri pleaded guilty last month to giving Ulrich cash in exchange for lifting a vacate order on a bakery. — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Uber’s practice of lifting fares when demand outstrips the supply of available drivers, such as during rush hour, is a type of dynamic pricing known as surge pricing. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Wealthier boomers aged into the 75-and-older bracket between surveys, lifting its median. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

China has opened much of its financial sector to foreign firms since 2018, gradually lifting foreign ownership caps on services such as securities, futures and fund management. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Judging by the atmosphere at media day, White and Council already appear to be lifting the locker room. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026