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raised

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of raised

1 being at a higher level than average

  • due to raised levels of mercury in the water, there is a warning against eating the local shrimp
Synonyms of raised

elevated, escalated, heightened, high, increased, jacked (up), up
Words Related to raised

extreme, full, maximized, maximum, peaked, sky-high, utmost

inflated, over, overfilled, overflowing, overfull, overlarge, overloaded, oversize (or oversized)
Near Antonyms of raised

decreased, depressed, dropped, knockdown [chiefly British], receded, under
Antonyms of raised

down, low

2 being positioned above a surface

  • directed the filming of the movieʼs battle scene from a raised platform
Synonyms of raised

elevated, lifted, uplifted, upraised
Words Related to raised

aerial, suspended

erect, perpendicular, standing, upright, upstanding, vertical
Near Antonyms of raised

low, low-lying, short, squat
Antonyms of raised

sunken

3 rising straight up

  • the 63 Braille characters are made up of one to six raised dots arranged in a matrix
Synonyms of raised

erect, perpendicular, plumb, stand-up, standing, upright, upstanding, vertical
Words Related to raised

elevated, lifted, upended, upraised

semierect

freestanding, stand-alone
Near Antonyms of raised

prostrate, supine

diagonal, hanging, sagging, slant, slanted, slanting, slanty
Antonyms of raised

flat, recumbent

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