Antonyms for raise

Antonyms for (noun) raise

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


Antonyms for (verb) raise

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


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