Synonyms of upraised

upraised 1 of 2

adjective

as in elevated

being positioned above a surface

these upraised earthworks are believed to have been built by Native Americans hundreds of years ago and used for enclosure, burial, religious rites, or defense

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

upraised

2 of 2

verb

past tense of upraise

1

as in lifted

to move from a lower to a higher place or position

the runner's arms were upraised in a sign of victory as he crossed the finish line

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in erected

to fix in an upright position

archaeologists are still not sure how the mysterious statues on Easter Island were upraised

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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