raising

The word “raising” has 2 syllables: rais-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈreɪzɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for raising?

In the thesaurus, “raising” has 58 synonyms and 70 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for raising

accelerating
agriculture
artistic
assembling
augmenting
boost
boosting
breeding
building
constructing
creating
cultivating
development
developmental
discussing
educating
elaboration
elevating
elevation
eliciting
encouraging
erecting
evoking
expanding
expressing
feeding
fostering
giving
growing
hike
hoist
hoisting
increase
increasing
increment
introducing
levitation
lifting
liftoff
making
manufacture
nurturing
placing
plan
planning
promoting
provoking
raise
rearing
stating
structure
system
takeoff
teaching
training
triggering
upgrading
voicing

Antonyms for raising

abusing
censoring
checking
constraining
curbing
decrease
decreasing
degrading
demolishing
descent
destroying
devastating
diminishing
dip
disassembling
discouraging
dismantling
dismembering
dismissing
disregarding
dive
downgrading
downsizing
drop
dropping
dwindling
exploding
fall
falling
flattening
forgetting
holding
ignoring
inhibiting
killing
knocking down
lessening
leveling
levelling
lowering
maltreating
mishandling
missing
mistreating
neglecting
overlooking
passing over
picking
plunge
pulling down
pulverizing
quieting
razing
reducing
regulating
removing
restraining
restricting
ruining
shattering
silencing
sinking
smashing
stifling
striking
suppressing
taking down
taming
tearing down
wrecking

Meanings of raising

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).
noun
1. Elevation.
2. Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
3. Recruitment.
4. Collection or gathering, especially of money.
5. The operation or work of setting up the frame of a building.
6. The movement of an argument from an embedded or subordinate clause to a matrix or main clause.
7. A sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes higher or raised, meaning that the tongue becomes more elevated or positioned closer to the roof of the mouth than before.
8. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
9. The substance used to make bread rise.
10. The process of deepening colours in dyeing.

Example Sentences

She's raising money for charity by organizing a bake sale.
The company is raising the salaries of its employees due to increased profits.
They are raising a new generation of leaders through mentorship programs.
The farmer is raising cattle and sheep on his ranch.
We are raising awareness about environmental issues through educational campaigns.

On this page you'll find 128 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to raising, such as: abusing, accelerating, agriculture, artistic, assembling, augmenting, boost.

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