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raise

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of raise

something added (as by growth)

the school board approved a raise in the maximum family income for students qualifying for reduced-price lunches

Synonyms of raise

accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increase, increment, more, plus, proliferation, rise, step-up, supplement, uptick

Words Related to raise

accumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering

accession, appendix, continuation, extension, uptrend, upturn

jump, run-up, spike

Near Antonyms of raise

deduction, subtraction

Antonyms of raise

abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, depletion, diminishment, diminution, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, step-down

raise

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of raise

1 to move from a lower to a higher place or position

he asked members of the audience to raise their hands if they had been to his show before

Synonyms of raise

boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), pick up, take up, up, uphold, uplift, upraise

Words Related to raise

ascend, mount, rise

Near Antonyms of raise

descend, dip, fall, pitch, plunge, slip

bear, depress, press, push

Antonyms of raise

2 to bring to maturity through care and education

since she was only two when her mother died, the girl was raised mainly by her aunt

Synonyms of raise

breed, bring up, foster, nourish, nurse, rear

Words Related to raise

attend, care (for), cradle, cultivate, mind, minister (to), nurture, watch

discipline, educate, instruct, mentor, school, teach, train, tutor

edify, enlighten, indoctrinate

feed, provide (for), supply

advance, forward, further, promote

direct, guide, lead, shepherd, show

Near Antonyms of raise

abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mishandle, mistreat

ignore, neglect

harm, hurt, injure

3 to bring (something volatile or intense) into being

a proposal to cover the libraryʼs red brick with vinyl siding raised a mighty ruckus with those favoring historical preservation

Synonyms of raise

abet, brew, ferment, foment, incite, instigate, pick, provoke, stir (up), whip (up)

Words Related to raise

advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote, sow, stimulate

detonate, set, set off, trigger

excite, galvanize, inflame (also enflame), inspire, motivate, rouse

activate, energize, enliven, fire, invigorate, jazz (up), liven (up), pep (up), quicken, stimulate, vitalize

Phrases Synonymous with raise

set in motion

Near Antonyms of raise

bridle, check, constrain, curb, discourage, hold, inhibit, regulate, rein (in), restrain, tame

allay, calm, quiet, settle, soothe, still, subdue, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

4 to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)

the lawsuit raised old resentments that had never been completely extinguished

Synonyms of raise

educe, elicit, evoke, inspire

Words Related to raise

drag, dredge (up), extort, extract, pull, wangle, wrest, wring

coax (out), gain, get, obtain, procure, secure

bare, disclose, discover, divulge, evince, expose, reveal, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil

Phrases Synonymous with raise

call forth

Near Antonyms of raise

disregard, forget, ignore, miss, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over

5 to fix in an upright position

the mattress will fit into the moving truck only if we raise it on its side

Synonyms of raise

erect, pitch, put up, rear, set up, upend, upraise

Words Related to raise

brace, buttress, prop (up), shore (up), support

boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), pick up, up, uphold, uplift

Near Antonyms of raise

demolish, flatten, knock down, level, raze, tear down

6 to form by putting together parts or materials

raised a memorial on the site of the historic event

Synonyms of raise

assemble, build, confect, construct, erect, fabricate, make, make up, piece, put up, rear, set up

Words Related to raise

carpenter, fashion, forge, frame, hammer, handcraft, manufacture, mold, produce, shape

begin, coin, create, generate, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, invent, originate

constitute, establish, father, found, institute, organize

conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), design, devise, imagine, think (up)

reassemble, rebuild, reconstruct, redevelop, reedify [British], retrofit

jerry-build, rig (up), throw up

Phrases Synonymous with raise

put together

Near Antonyms of raise

demolish, destroy, devastate, flatten, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, ruin, ruinate, shatter, smash, wreck

blow up, explode

detach, disengage

disconnect, disjoin, disunite, divide, separate

Antonyms of raise

demount, disassemble, dismantle, dismember, knock down, strike, take down, tear down

7 to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care

raises ducks, geese, and other exotic fowl ultimately destined for the dinner table

Synonyms of raise

crop, cultivate, culture, dress, grow, promote, rear, tend

Words Related to raise

breed, produce, propagate

gather, glean, harvest, reap

germinate, quicken, ripen, root, sprout

Near Antonyms of raise

dig, extirpate, pick, pluck, pull (up), uproot

8 to make greater in size, amount, or number

the multiplex raised the ticket price

Synonyms of raise

accelerate, add (to), aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hype, increase, multiply, pump up, stoke, supersize, swell, up

Words Related to raise

boom, jump, skyrocket, spike

bump (up), ratchet (up) also rachet (up)

blow up, dilate, distend, inflate

draw out, elongate, flesh (out), lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch

develop, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify

complement, supplement

beef (up), reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

accumulate, amass, collect

follow up, parlay

Near Antonyms of raise

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten

compress, condense, constrict, contract

cut back, retrench

Antonyms of raise

abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from)

9 to move higher in rank or position

he was recently raised to lieutenant in the fire department

Synonyms of raise

advance, elevate, promote, upgrade

Words Related to raise

forward, further

aggrandize, boost, heighten, improve, lift, uplift

commission, ennoble, knight

acclaim, applaud, celebrate, cite, commend, compliment, congratulate, decorate

eulogize, exalt, extol (also extoll), glorify, hail, honor, laud, praise, salute

Phrases Synonymous with raise

kick upstairs

Near Antonyms of raise

depose, dethrone, dismiss, expel, impeach, oust, overthrow, remove, unmake, unseat

demean, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, mortify, shame, take down

censure, condemn, damn, denounce, reprobate

Antonyms of raise

abase, degrade, demote, downgrade, lower, reduce

10 to present or bring forward for discussion

one member of the tour raised the subject of appropriate attire for visits to sacred sites in the Holy Land

Synonyms of raise

bring up, broach, introduce, moot, place

Words Related to raise

allude (to), cite, mention, name, refer (to)

offer, propose, suggest

air, express, speak (of), talk (about), vent, ventilate

interject, interrupt

debate, discuss, thrash (out or over)

Near Antonyms of raise

censor, hush (up), quiet, silence, suppress

11 to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

too afraid to raise an objection

Synonyms of raise

air, expound, express, give, look, sound, state, vent, ventilate, voice

Words Related to raise

advertise, announce, declare, enounce, enunciate, proclaim, say

broadcast, circulate, disseminate, publish

describe, write, write up

sound off, speak out, speak up

communicate, convey, put across, put over

Phrases Synonymous with raise

give air to, put forth

Near Antonyms of raise

censor, restrain, restrict

Antonyms of raise

stifle, suppress

Synonym Discussion of raise

lift, raise, rear, elevate, hoist, heave, boost mean to move from a lower to a higher place or position. lift usually implies exerting effort to overcome resistance of weight.

- lift the chair while I vacuum

raise carries a stronger implication of bringing up to the vertical or to a high position.

- scouts raising a flagpole

rear may add an element of suddenness to raise.

- suddenly reared itself up on its hind legs

elevate may replace lift or raise especially when exalting or enhancing is implied.

- elevated the taste of the public

hoist implies lifting something heavy especially by mechanical means.

- hoisted the cargo on board

heave implies lifting and throwing with great effort or strain.

- heaved the heavy crate inside

boost suggests assisting to climb or advance by a push.

- boosted his brother over the fence

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