raise

The word “raise” has 1 syllable: raise

It's pronounced as /reɪz/

What is synonym and antonym for raise?

In the thesaurus, “raise” has 386 synonyms and 174 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for raise along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for raise

abet
accelerate
accession
acclaim
accretion
accrual
accumulate
accumulation
activate
addendum
addition
advance
advertise
aggrandize
aggravate
air
amass
amplify
announce
appendix
applaud
arouse
ascend
assemblage
assemble
attend
augment
augmentation
awaken
bare
begin
blow up
boom
boost
brace
breed
brew
bring up
broach
broadcast
build
build up
bump
buttress
call forth
carpenter
cause
celebrate
chime in
circulate
cite
cock
coin
collect
collection
combine
commend
commission
communicate
complement
compliment
compound
conceive
concoct
confect
congratulate
congregate
congress
constitute
construct
continuation
contrive
convey
cradle
crane
create
crop
cultivate
culture
debate
declare
decorate
describe
design
detonate
develop
devise
dignify
dilate
direct
discipline
disclose
discover
discuss
disseminate
distend
divulge
drag
drag up
draw out
dress
edify
educate
educe
elevate
elicit
elongate
encourage
energize
enflame
enhance
enlarge
enlighten
enliven
ennoble
enounce
enunciate
erect
escalate
establish
eulogize
evince
evoke
exaggerate
exalt
excite
expand
expansion
expose
expound
express
extend
extension
extol
extoll
extort
extract
fabricate
fashion
father
feed
ferment
fetch up
fire
follow up
foment
forgather
forge
form
forward
foster
found
frame
further
gain
galvanize
gather
gathering
generate
germinate
get
give
give air to
glean
glorify
goose
goose up
group
grow
guide
hail
hammer
handcraft
harvest
heave
heft
heighten
hike
hike up
hoist
hold up
honor
hype
imagine
improve
inaugurate
incite
increase
increment
indoctrinate
inflame
inflate
initiate
innovate
inspire
instigate
institute
instruct
intensify
interject
interrupt
introduce
invent
invigorate
jack up
jerry-build
jump
jump up
kick upstairs
kindle
knight
laud
lead
leg up
lengthen
lever
levy
lift
lift up
look
look up
magnify
make
make up
manufacture
mass
maximize
mention
mentor
mind
mobilize
mold
moot
more
mother
motivate
mount
move up
multiply
mushroom
muster
name
nourish
nurse
nurture
obtain
offer
organize
originate
parlay
perk up
pick
pick up
piece
pitch
place
place up
plant
plus
praise
prefabricate
prepare
proclaim
procure
produce
proliferation
prolong
promote
promotion
propagate
propose
protract
provide
provoke
pry
publish
pull
pull up
pump up
put across
put forth
put forward
put on its end
put over
put together
put up
pyramid
quicken
rally
reap
rear
reassemble
rebuild
reconstruct
recruit
redevelop
reedify
reenforce
reinforce
rendezvous
resurrect
retrofit
reveal
ripen
rise
root
rouse
run up
run-up
salute
say
school
secure
send through the roof
set
set in motion
set off
set on
set up
set upright
shape
shepherd
shoot up
shove
show
skyrocket
snowball
sound
sound off
sow
speak out
speak up
spike
sprout
stand up
state
step-up
stimulate
stir up
stoke
strengthen
stretch
submit
suckle
suggest
supersize
supplement
supply
support
swell
take up
teach
tend
throw up
train
trigger
tutor
uncloak
uncover
unite
unmask
unveil
up
upcast
upend
upgrade
upheave
uphold
uplift
upraise
uprear
uptick
uptrend
upturn
vent
ventilate
vitalize
voice
wangle
watch
wean
whip up
wrest
wring
write
write up

Antonyms for raise

abandon
abase
abate
abatement
abbreviate
abridge
abuse
allay
bear
blow up
bore
bridle
calm
censor
censure
check
compress
conclude
condemn
condense
constrain
constrict
contract
curb
curtail
cut
cut back
damn
de-escalate
deaden
decline
decrease
decrement
deduction
degrade
demean
demolish
demote
demount
denounce
depletion
depose
depress
descend
destroy
detach
deter
dethrone
devastate
dig
diminish
diminishment
diminution
dip
disassemble
disconnect
discourage
disengage
disgrace
dishonor
disjoin
dismantle
dismember
dismiss
disregard
dissuade
disunite
divide
downgrade
downsize
drop
drop-off
dwindle
expel
explode
extirpate
fall
falloff
finish
flatten
forget
halt
harm
harvest
hay
hold
humble
humiliate
hurt
ignore
ill-treat
ill-use
impeach
inhibit
injure
kill
knock down
lessen
lessening
level
loss
lower
lowering
lull
maltreat
minify
mishandle
miss
mistreat
mortify
mow
neglect
oust
overlook
overpass
overthrow
pass over
pick
pitch
play down
pluck
plunge
press
prevent
pull down
pulverize
push
quiet
raze
reap
reduce
reduction
regulate
remove
repress
reprobate
restrain
restrict
retrench
ruin
ruinate
separate
settle
shame
shatter
shorten
shrink
shrinkage
silence
sink
slip
smash
soothe
step-down
stifle
still
stop
strike
subdue
submerge
subtraction
suppress
take down
tame
tear down
tranquilize
tranquillize
undermine
unmake
unseat
uproot
weaken
withdrawal
wreck

Meanings of raise

noun
1. An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
2. A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
3. A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
4. A bet that increases the previous bet.
5. A cairn or pile of stones.
verb
1. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
2. To create, increase or develop.
3. To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
4. To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
5. To exponentiate, to involute.
6. (of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
7. (of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
8. To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
9. To throw (an exception).

Example Sentences

She decided to raise her hand to ask a question in class.
The company plans to raise employee salaries next year.
We need to raise awareness about the importance of recycling in our community.
The teacher encouraged students to raise their voices against injustice.
It's important to raise children with empathy and kindness.

On this page you'll find 560 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to raise, such as: abandon, abase, abate, abatement, abbreviate, abet, abridge.

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