Synonyms of raised

raised 1 of 2

adjective

ˈrāzd 

1

as in increased

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 & Similar Words

• increased
• elevated
• high
• heightened
• up
• escalated
• peaked
• over
• jacked (up)
• maximum
• inflated
• extreme
• utmost
• sky-high
• maximized
• full
• oversize
• overloaded
• overflowing
• overlarge
• overfilled
• overfull

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• low
• down
• dropped
• decreased
• under
• depressed
• receded
• knockdown

2

as in elevated

being positioned above a surface

directed the filming of the movie's battle scene from a raised platform

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elevated
• lifted
• uplifted
• aerial
• upraised
• vertical
• suspended
• standing
• erect
• perpendicular
• upright
• upstanding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sunken
• low
• short
• squat
• low-lying

3

as in standing

rising straight up

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• standing
• vertical
• erect
• lifted
• perpendicular
• upright
• plumb
• elevated
• upstanding
• upraised
• upended
• stand-up
• freestanding
• semierect
• stand-alone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flat
• recumbent
• hanging
• prostrate
• supine
• sagging
• slanted
• slant
• diagonal
• slanting
• slanty

raised

2 of 2

verb

past tense of raise

1

as in lifted

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 & Similar Words

• lifted
• elevated
• hoisted
• uplifted
• heightened
• upheld
• boosted
• heaved
• hiked
• mounted
• upped
• took up
• rose
• upraised
• craned
• ascended
• picked up
• hefted
• perked (up)
• reared
• jacked (up)
• upended

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lowered
• dropped
• fell
• pushed
• slipped
• descended
• pressed
• bore
• plunged
• dipped
• depressed
• pitched
• sank
• submerged

2

as in fostered

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 & Similar Words

• fostered
• bred
• taught
• nurtured
• educated
• reared
• fed
• cultivated
• brought up
• watched
• promoted
• attended
• nourished
• fathered
• nursed
• cradled
• led
• supplied
• instructed
• mothered
• trained
• schooled
• provided (for)
• prepared
• forwarded
• enlightened
• disciplined
• furthered
• guided
• mentored
• showed
• tutored
• ministered (to)
• directed
• indoctrinated
• cared (for)
• advanced
• edified
• minded
• shepherded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• abused
• mistreated
• neglected
• mishandled
• maltreated
• injured
• hurt
• ill-treated
• harmed
• ill-used

3

as in provoked

to bring (something volatile or intense) into being

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provoked
• triggered
• promoted
• encouraged
• cultivated
• incited
• stimulated
• stirred (up)
• picked
• fermented
• brewed
• instigated
• set in motion
• whipped (up)
• fomented
• abetted
• fostered
• nurtured
• inspired
• forwarded
• set off
• furthered
• nourished
• roused
• sowed
• activated
• motivated
• detonated
• advanced
• set
• galvanized
• enlivened
• excited
• inflamed
• quickened
• energized
• invigorated
• fired
• vitalized
• livened (up)
• pepped (up)
• jazzed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held
• checked
• regulated
• inhibited
• restrained
• constrained
• tamed
• discouraged
• curbed
• reined (in)
• settled
• bridled
• quieted
• calmed
• allayed
• soothed
• subdued
• stilled
• tranquilized

4

as in elicited

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

the lawsuit raised old resentments that had never been completely extinguished

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elicited
• evoked
• inspired
• revealed
• called forth
• got
• educed
• pulled
• gained
• obtained
• extracted
• exposed
• dragged
• secured
• extorted
• procured
• uncovered
• wrung
• discovered
• disclosed
• dredged (up)
• wrested
• unveiled
• divulged
• coaxed (out)
• evinced
• wangled
• bared
• unmasked
• uncloaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• missed
• neglected
• disregarded
• passed over
• overlooked
• forgot
• overpassed

5

as in erected

to fix in an upright position

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erected
• reared
• lifted
• hoisted
• set up
• pitched
• elevated
• put up
• upraised
• braced
• supported
• upended
• upheld
• buttressed
• heightened
• uplifted
• hiked
• propped (up)
• upped
• boosted
• craned
• heaved
• picked up
• shored (up)
• hefted
• perked (up)
• jacked (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flattened
• leveled
• demolished
• razed
• knocked down
• tore down

6

as in built

to form by putting together parts or materials

raised a memorial on the site of the historic event

Synonyms & Similar Words

• built
• constructed
• assembled
• made
• created
• erected
• reared
• established
• manufactured
• designed
• produced
• set up
• fabricated
• made up
• pieced
• put together
• put up
• generated
• confected
• shaped
• molded
• rebuilt
• originated
• founded
• concocted
• fashioned
• organized
• framed
• hammered
• forged
• initiated
• began
• instituted
• invented
• conceived
• reconstructed
• constituted
• prefabricated
• devised
• inaugurated
• fathered
• carpentered
• handcrafted
• coined
• combined
• imagined
• reassembled
• cooked (up)
• innovated
• contrived
• thought (up)
• threw up
• united
• reedified
• retrofitted
• redeveloped
• rigged (up)
• jerry-built

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struck
• dismantled
• destroyed
• flattened
• knocked down
• shattered
• disassembled
• tore down
• dismembered
• smashed
• ruined
• leveled
• took down
• pulverized
• wrecked
• demolished
• exploded
• razed
• pulled down
• devastated
• divided
• detached
• blew up
• separated
• demounted
• ruinated
• disengaged
• disconnected
• disjoined
• disunited

7

as in grew

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 & Similar Words

• grew
• cultivated
• produced
• planted
• harvested
• promoted
• reared
• tended
• cultured
• cropped
• bred
• dressed
• propagated
• rooted
• gathered
• gleaned
• sprouted
• reaped
• sowed
• ripened
• quickened
• germinated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killed
• picked
• dug
• plucked
• pulled (up)
• uprooted
• cut
• extirpated
• mowed
• hayed

8

as in expanded

to make greater in size, amount, or number

the multiplex raised the ticket price

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increased
• expanded
• augmented
• accelerated
• boosted
• multiplied
• reinforced
• extended
• escalated
• added (to)
• enhanced
• intensified
• swelled
• compounded
• stoked
• amplified
• enlarged
• hyped
• upped
• maximized
• strengthened
• pumped up
• built up
• supplemented
• skyrocketed
• jumped
• heightened
• aggrandized
• spiked
• drew out
• supersized
• boomed
• developed
• lengthened
• inflated
• complemented
• prolonged
• elongated
• stretched
• bumped (up)
• distended
• accumulated
• fleshed (out)
• collected
• dilated
• protracted
• blew up
• magnified
• amassed
• racheted (up)
• ratcheted (up)
• followed up
• beefed (up)
• parlayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduced
• decreased
• lowered
• diminished
• dwindled
• lessened
• subtracted (from)
• abated
• downsized
• shortened
• curtailed
• abbreviated
• contracted
• abridged
• compressed
• de-escalated
• condensed
• minified
• constricted
• cut back
• retrenched

9

as in promoted

to move higher in rank or position

he was recently raised to lieutenant in the fire department

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elevated
• promoted
• upgraded
• improved
• advanced
• lifted
• kicked upstairs
• forwarded
• heightened
• uplifted
• furthered
• decorated
• cited
• applauded
• celebrated
• complimented
• honored
• congratulated
• commended
• saluted
• ennobled
• knighted
• commissioned
• extolled
• boosted
• hailed
• praised
• exalted
• lauded
• acclaimed
• aggrandized
• eulogized
• glorified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduced
• lowered
• removed
• degraded
• dismissed
• downgraded
• demoted
• expelled
• abased
• deposed
• overthrew
• dethroned
• ousted
• impeached
• unseated
• humbled
• shamed
• mortified
• humiliated
• disgraced
• dishonored
• took down
• demeaned
• denounced
• condemned
• damned
• censured
• unmade
• reprobated

10

as in introduced

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 & Similar Words

• introduced
• placed
• discussed
• suggested
• mentioned
• brought up
• proposed
• broached
• mooted
• cited
• offered
• debated
• referred (to)
• expressed
• alluded (to)
• named
• spoke (of)
• interrupted
• aired
• interjected
• ventilated
• talked (about)
• vented
• thrashed (out or over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• quieted
• silenced
• censored
• hushed (up)

11

as in voiced

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

too afraid to raise an objection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voiced
• expressed
• gave
• stated
• announced
• looked
• expounded
• aired
• ventilated
• put forth
• sounded
• vented
• proclaimed
• described
• said
• conveyed
• declared
• published
• wrote
• gave air to
• disseminated
• circulated
• offered
• advertised
• submitted
• enunciated
• broadcast
• spoke out
• chimed in
• communicated
• spoke up
• enounced
• put across
• put over
• wrote up
• sounded off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• restricted
• stifled
• restrained
• censored

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raised

Adjective

The rash may begin as small, flat, round discolorations that become raised and fluid-filled (clear or pus) before scabbing. —Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2022

Verb

Trump’s silence on the subject had only raised more doubts. —Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026

The community has raised more than $120,000 to support his family. —Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026