Main entry: ascent, acclivity, climb, upgrade, rise, raise
Definition: an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
Usage: the car couldn't make it up the rise
Antonyms: declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall
Definition: a downward slope or bend
Main entry: set up, put up, raise, rear, erect
Definition: construct, build, or erect
Usage: Raise a barn
Antonyms: rase, raze, pull down, dismantle, take down, tear down, level
Definition: tear down so as to make flat with the ground
Main entry: lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate
Definition: raise from a lower to a higher position
Usage: Raise your hands; Lift a load
Antonyms: bring down, let down, lower, get down, take down
Definition: move something or somebody to a lower position
Main entry: upgrade, raise, promote, elevate, kick upstairs, advance
Definition: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Usage: John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired; Women tend not to advance in the major law firms; I got promoted after many years of hard work
Antonyms: demote, kick downstairs, relegate, break, bump
Definition: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank