Synonyms of lifts

lifts 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lift

1

as in raises

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

• raises
• elevates
• hoists
• uplifts
• ups
• boosts
• heaves
• heightens
• upholds
• cranes
• hikes
• rises
• takes up
• ascends
• perks (up)
• hefts
• mounts
• picks up
• jacks (up)
• upraises
• rears
• upends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• lowers
• falls
• descends
• slips
• dips
• plunges
• pushes
• presses
• bears
• depresses
• sinks
• pitches
• submerges

2

as in rises

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

• rises
• climbs
• ascends
• soars
• ups
• mounts
• thrusts
• slopes
• arises
• aspires
• tilts
• upturns
• surges
• upthrusts
• uplifts
• leans
• towers
• uprises
• uprears
• elevates
• inclines
• raises
• tops
• boosts
• scales
• zooms
• tips
• balloons
• surmounts
• crests
• upheaves
• slants
• reclines
• blasts off
• takes off
• upraises
• lists
• cants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• descends
• falls (off)
• dips
• plunges
• declines
• slides
• sinks
• dives
• plummets
• nose-dives

3

as in steals

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

• steals
• swipes
• grabs
• snatches
• robs
• pinches
• filches
• hooks
• boosts
• pilfers
• appropriates
• rips off
• purloins
• nips
• pockets
• walks off with
• thieves
• runs off with
• takes
• hijacks
• misappropriates
• snitches
• picks
• nicks
• seizes
• makes off with
• makes away with
• knocks over
• plunders
• loots
• heists
• grasps
• burglarizes
• rifles
• spirits
• sacks
• pillages
• rustles
• abducts
• kidnaps
• poaches
• shoplifts
• nails
• collars
• carjacks
• sponges
• mooches
• shanghais

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buys
• purchases
• gives
• presents
• contributes
• bestows
• donates
• hands over

lifts

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noun

plural of lift

1

as in assists

an act or instance of helping

the company's senior vice president gave his son a much-needed lift up the corporate ladder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assists
• supports
• boosts
• assistances
• help
• hands
• aids
• encouragements
• legs up
• helping hands
• backings
• advice
• services
• guidance
• abetments
• promotions
• facilitations
• advancements
• sponsorships
• attendances
• attentions
• nurturances
• furtherances
• benefactions
• patronages
• counsel
• beneficences
• reliefs
• charities
• hand-holdings
• care
• favors
• succors
• philanthropies
• assuagements
• palliations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restraints
• hindrances
• constraints
• obstructions
• interferences
• inhibitions
• repressions
• frustrations
• discouragements
• deterrences

2

as in rides

a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another

I'll need a lift to work while my car is in the shop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rides
• transportations
• transports
• drives
• spins
• turns
• conveyances
• transits
• passages
• joyrides

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lifts

Verb

Stand at the boat ramp below the hillside at first light, and the steam lifts off the current in slow curtains while birds cut silhouettes through a sky that has no business being that beautiful. — Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

The marketing style resonates equality across age groups and lifts purchase intent. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 July 2026

Use Baking Soda Baking soda contains a lot of powerful ingredients that absorbs the liquid and lifts it off the surface. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 July 2026

Professional momentum builds as the instinctive Moon conjoins passionate Mars in your 10th House of Career, turning focus into action on a goal that lifts your public standing. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026

Themed to the famous Spanish tradition, Tormenta Rampaging Run lifts riders high above the Dallas-Fort Worth skyline before a brief pause. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Conversion lifts when offers are dynamic and contextual rather than static fare classes. — Somit Goyal, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

One where technology protects, connects, and lifts people up. — Alain Berset, Time, 6 July 2026

Bovary is in some sense a morality tale, but what lifts it above didacticism, along with its bone-deep interiority, is that its romantic plotlines are as addictive as the genre works that have ruined poor Emma Bovary. — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Noun

Other items purchased by the group have included wheelchairs, lifts and payments for cancer treatments. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

The terminal will be capable of about 15 lifts per hour, according to the Ports of Indiana website. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026

Accessibility Nine accessible guest rooms incorporate a variety of ADA features and there are wheelchair lifts and pool chair lifts in the public areas. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026

Disneyland arborists use boom lifts to trim the tallest trees in the park, but the park’s tallest lifts only reach 80 feet in the air. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 July 2026

That proposal would have closed all roads in Penn Valley Park, including Broadway, to make way for gondola lifts that would connect various points in the city. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

The citric acid lifts discoloration, while the salt provides a mild scrubbing effect. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

The humidity lifts, replaced by bright, mild days made for the historic streets of Savannah and Charleston, or the maritime forests and salt marshes beyond them. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Smith told Nike that a combination of those same lifts are excellent additions to help build the strength and durability that rucking requires. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026