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upheave

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of upheave

to lift with effort

  • exactly how the builders of the pyramids at Giza upheaved such massive blocks of stone remains a mystery
Synonyms of upheave

boost, heave, heft, hoist, jack (up)
Words Related to upheave

elevate, hike, pick up, raise, rear, up, uplift, upraise, uprear
Near Antonyms of upheave

depress, drop, lower

sink, submerge, submerse

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