raises

The word “raises” has 2 syllables: rais-es

It's pronounced as /ˈreɪzɪz/

What is synonym and antonym for raises?

In the thesaurus, “raises” has 330 synonyms and 155 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for raises

abets
accelerates
accessions
acclaims
accretions
accruals
accumulates
accumulations
activates
addenda
addendums
additions
advances
advertises
aggrandizes
airs
amasses
amplifies
announces
appendices
appendixes
applauds
ascends
assemblages
assembles
attends
augmentations
augments
bares
begins
blows up
booms
boosts
braces
breeds
brews
brings up
broaches
broadcasts
builds
builds up
buttresses
calls forth
carpenters
celebrates
chimes in
circulates
cites
coins
collections
collects
combines
commends
commissions
communicates
complements
compliments
compounds
conceives
concocts
confects
congratulates
constitutes
constructs
continuations
contrives
conveys
cradles
cranes
creates
crops
cultivates
cultures
debates
declares
decorates
describes
designs
detonates
develops
devises
dilates
directs
disciplines
discloses
discovers
discusses
disseminates
distends
divulges
drags
draws out
dresses
edifies
educates
educes
elevates
elicits
elongates
encourages
energizes
enflames
enhances
enlarges
enlightens
enlivens
ennobles
enounces
enunciates
erects
escalates
establishes
eulogizes
evinces
evokes
exalts
excites
expands
expansions
exposes
expounds
expresses
extends
extensions
extolls
extols
extorts
extracts
fabricates
fashions
fathers
feeds
ferments
fires
follows up
foments
forges
forwards
fosters
founds
frames
furthers
gains
galvanizes
gatherings
gathers
generates
germinates
gets
gives
gives air to
gleans
glorifies
grows
guides
hails
hammers
handcrafts
harvests
heaves
hefts
heightens
hikes
hoists
honors
hypes
imagines
improves
inaugurates
incites
increases
increments
indoctrinates
inflames
inflates
initiates
innovates
inspires
instigates
institutes
instructs
intensifies
interjects
interrupts
introduces
invents
invigorates
jerry-builds
jumps
kicks upstairs
knights
lauds
leads
lengthens
lifts
looks
magnifies
makes
makes up
manufactures
maximizes
mentions
mentors
minds
molds
moots
more
mothers
motivates
mounts
multiplies
names
nourishes
nurses
nurtures
obtains
offers
organizes
originates
parlays
picks
picks up
pieces
pitches
places
plants
pluses
plusses
praises
prefabricates
prepares
proclaims
procures
produces
proliferations
prolongs
promotes
propagates
proposes
protracts
provokes
publishes
pulls
pumps up
puts across
puts forth
puts over
puts together
puts up
quickens
reaps
rears
reassembles
rebuilds
reconstructs
redevelops
reedifies
reenforces
reinforces
retrofits
reveals
ripens
rises
roots
rouses
run-ups
salutes
says
schools
secures
sets
sets in motion
sets off
sets up
shapes
shepherds
shows
skyrockets
sounds
sounds off
sows
speaks out
speaks up
spikes
sprouts
states
step ups
step-ups
stimulates
stokes
strengthens
stretches
submits
suggests
supersizes
supplements
supplies
supports
swells
takes up
teaches
tends
throws up
trains
triggers
tutors
uncloaks
uncovers
unites
unmasks
unveils
upends
upgrades
upholds
uplifts
upraises
ups
upticks
uptrends
upturns
ventilates
vents
vitalizes
voices
wangles
watches
wrests
wrings
writes
writes up

Antonyms for raises

abases
abatements
abates
abbreviates
abridges
abuses
allays
bears
blows up
bridles
calms
censors
censures
checks
compresses
condemns
condenses
constrains
constricts
contracts
curbs
curtails
cuts
cuts back
damns
de-escalates
declines
decreases
decrements
deductions
degrades
demeans
demolishes
demotes
demounts
denounces
depletions
deposes
depresses
descends
destroys
detaches
dethrones
devastates
digs
diminishes
diminishments
diminutions
dips
disassembles
disconnects
discourages
disengages
disgraces
dishonors
disjoins
dismantles
dismembers
dismisses
disregards
disunites
divides
downgrades
downsizes
drop-offs
drops
dwindles
expels
explodes
extirpates
falloffs
falls
flattens
forgets
harms
hays
holds
humbles
humiliates
hurts
ignores
ill-treats
ill-uses
impeaches
inhibits
injures
kills
knocks down
lessens
levels
losses
lowers
maltreats
minifies
mishandles
misses
mistreats
mortifies
mows
neglects
ousts
overlooks
overpasses
overthrows
passes over
picks
pitches
plucks
plunges
presses
pulls down
pulverizes
pushes
quiets
razes
reduces
reductions
regulates
removes
reprobates
restrains
restricts
retrenches
ruinates
ruins
separates
settles
shames
shatters
shortens
shrinkages
silences
sinks
slips
smashes
soothes
step downs
step-downs
stepdowns
stifles
stills
strikes
subdues
submerges
subtractions
suppresses
takes down
tames
tears down
tranquilizes
tranquillizes
unmakes
unseats
uproots
wrecks

Meanings of raises

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 raises her hand to ask a question during the lecture.
The company raises its prices annually to keep up with inflation.
Regular exercise raises your heart rate and improves cardiovascular health.
The teacher raises concerns about the students' lack of engagement in class.
The promotion raises come into effect next month, increasing employee salaries across the board.

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