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.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abetting

  • aiding
  • ancillary
  • assisting
  • encouraging
  • helping
  • inciting
  • promoting
  • provoking
  • raising

acclaiming

fab

  • absolute
  • admirable
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  • awe-inspiring
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  • bad
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hailing

  • acclaiming
  • apology
  • applauding
  • appreciation
  • asking
  • calling
  • confession
  • gratitude
  • praising
  • reaction
  • response
  • summoning

larrikin

  • boisterous
  • carnival
  • carnivalesque
  • criminal
  • delinquent
  • gangster
  • goon
  • hell-raising
  • hooligan
  • knockabout
  • mobster
  • punk
  • raffish
  • rambunctious
  • raucous
  • riotous
  • rollicking
  • rowdy
  • ruffian
  • ruffianly
  • rumbustious
  • thug
  • wilful

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