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Synonyms for raise

noun

increase, salary increment, advance; see addition 2, promotion 1.

verb

  1. To cause to rise

    lift, uplift, upraise, upheave, elevate, erect, hoist, run up, pull up, set up, lift up, pick up, stand up, tilt up, take up, bring up, move up, put up, hold up, cock up, heave, set upright, put on its end, boost, upcast, lever, exalt, rear, mount, pry, prize, heighten, hike*, up*, jack up*.

    Antonyms lower*, bring down, take down.

  2. To nurture

    bring up, rear, care for, parent, nurse, suckle, nourish, wean, breed, cultivate, grow, train, foster; see also grow 3, support 5.

  3. To collect or make available

    gather, amass, allocate, procure, solicit, bring together, borrow, have ready; see also accumulate 1, appropriate 2.

  4. To erect

    build, construct, establish, put up; see build 1.

  5. To ask

    bring up, suggest, put; see ask 1, propose 1.

  6. To advance in rank

    elevate, exalt, dignify, honor; see promote 2.

  7. To increase

    advance, boost, inflate, jack up*; see increase 1. See syn. study at lift.

See raise in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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