RAISES Synonyms: 514 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of raise

as in lifts

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

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as in fosters

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

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as in provokes

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

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as in elicits

to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved) the lawsuit raised old resentments that had never been completely extinguished

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as in erects

to fix in an upright position the mattress will fit into the moving truck only if we raise it on its side

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as in builds

to form by putting together parts or materials raised a memorial on the site of the historic event

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as in grows

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

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as in increases

to make greater in size, amount, or number the multiplex raised the ticket price

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as in promotes

to move higher in rank or position he was recently raised to lieutenant in the fire department

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as in introduces

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

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as in expresses

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) too afraid to raise an objection

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raises

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noun

plural of raise

as in boosts

something added (as by growth) the school board approved a raise in the maximum family income for students qualifying for reduced-price lunches

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Recent Examples of raises

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Their union, which raises money for scholarship programs, and sick and wounded police officers, has cut ties with their outside fundraising vendor TCI America. —

Juli McDonald, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Unions and district remain apart on salary increases, with teachers seeking 17% raises and Local 99 workers — some of the lowest-paid — also wanting stability. —

Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026 When unemployment is low, workers have more bargaining power to demand raises. —

Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026 For the walkers, runners and families who count on DeForest Park’s trails as part of their daily routines, the discovery raises pressing questions about what lies in the dense brush bordering their paths — and whether the park’s 50 acres receive the oversight that regular visitors deserve. —

Ryan Brennan april 7, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026 Malcolm raises a daughter who's just like him. —

Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026 Chad Bown, a trade expert at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, raises the question of how businesses would get onto the White House’s preferred list. —

Andy Browne, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026 About 700 deputies in the Denver Sheriff Department will receive 4% raises after the City Council voted Monday to approve their new collective bargaining agreement. —

Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026 But this latest White House proposal raises questions about how space agency leadership intends to execute on its vision of sending humans to explore the cosmos while also gutting the research efforts that underpin the United States’ leadership in scientific endeavors. —

Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026

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Americans are getting smaller pay raises while tariffs and higher gas prices are threatening to make everything more expensive. —

Brian Cheung, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026 The cast previously secured big raises after Season 2 in 2018; that was during PeakTV, pre-Covid, pre-contraction when studios were more open to such conversations. —

Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026 The venture capital firm joined three successive raises for Kalshi in 2025 and led the funding round in December that valued Kalshi at $11 billion. —

Ben Weiss, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026 That technicality has meant an ever-widening pay gap between ISP and agencies that give raises on officers’ entire salaries. —

Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026 The new contract will include immediate raises, top wage rates of up to $100 per hour by the end of the agreement, boarding pay, pay for long gaps between flights and a signing bonus worth a total of $740 million, United said in a news release. —

Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026 Berger and Republican House Speaker Destin Hall are at odds over future tax cuts and spending on raises. —

Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026 John Tlumacki | Boston Globe | Getty Images United Airlines and its flight attendant union have reached a tentative labor deal that will include their first raises in roughly six years. —

Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026 Courpas said the raises to state employees are exceeding the private sector. —

Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026

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Owning even a few hours of exclusive Masters coverage lifts the value of Prime Video’s entire sports portfolio.

— Alex Sherman, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Hysterical strength is when people exhibit superhuman abilities during life-and-death circumstances, and the most common example is when a mother lifts a car to rescue her child.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026