Give me a lift in your car.
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Lift
/lɪft/
Synonyms for "lift" (600 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (120)
Noun(21 words)
elevationelevatorraiseaerodynamic liftairliftboostboostsbrightenbuoybuoyingbuoysbuzzchairliftscheerchinsclearingcosmetic surgerycranescraningcribbing
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a leg upabstractacculturateacmeadvanceadvancementaerial heightsaerosphereaggrandizeaidairairingameliorateameliorationamenableamendamendmentamortizeandannex
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annulapexappropriateariseascendascentaspireassistassistanceatmosphereazurebagbangbe poisedbearbetterbetteringbettermentbillowbiosphereblueblue skyboostbootboreborrowbreakbreakerbreakersbring forwardbuoybuoy upburglarycaelumcaeluscancelcanopycanopy of heavencapercarrycast upceruleanchargechopchoppinesschopping seacivilizeclearcollarcombcombercomfortconductconfiscateconveycopcopecopycrabcranecrashcribdashdefrauddeify
Strong matches (180)
derrickdignifydirty waterdisappeardischargediscontinuedismantledissipatedizzy heightsdrivedumbwaitereagreebb and flowecosphereedifyeducateelateelevateelevationelevator
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embezzleemendeminenceempyreanencouragementendenhanceenhancementenlightenennobleenrichenrichmentenshrineerecterectorescalateescalatorethereugenicseuthenicsexaltexhilarateextortfattenfavorfilchfirmamentflushflyforkliftforwardfosterfreightfurtherancegantry cranegaseous envelopego straightgrabgravity wavegreat leap forwardground swellhandhaulheadwayheaveheavenheavensheavy seaheavy swellheftheightheightenheightsheisthelphelping handhikehoickhoisthold uphonorhookhyalinehydraulic tailgateimmortalizeimproveimprove uponimprovementinducementinspirationjackjackscrewjerk upjobjolliesjoyridekickknockknock uplarcenylardlegleg upleverlevitateliberatelift uplifterliftsliquidatelobloftlootloplugmagnifymakemake accounts square
Verb(23 words)
Noun(35 words)
elevateelevated surfaceelevatorsencouragementenergy gainface liftface liftingfaceliftfilchingforkliftsfrost heavefrost-heavinghaussaheaveheavesheavingheftingheftsheight energy termhitchhiking
Adjective(4 words)
Related words (300)
make an improvementmake off withmanhandlemelioratemeliorationmendmendingmountmoving staircasenicknipnoospherenurtureolympian heightspackpalmpay in fullpay offpay the billpay the shot
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pay uppeakperk uppick uppickuppilferpillagepinchpirateplagiarizepoachpocketpoppleprefermentprogressprogressionpromotepromotionprypurloinpurloiningquiverraiseraise uprearrear upreassurancerecallrecoveryredeemrefinerefine uponreformreliefrelieverepealrescindrestorationretirereverserevivalrideriffleriggingrip offrip-offrippleriserise and fallrising groundrobrobberyrocketrollrollerroperough waterrun away withrushrush of emotionrustlesatisfyscendscoopscroungeseasendsensationset upsettleshivershopliftshudderskysmashsnakesnaresnatchsnitchsoarsocializespinsquaresquare accountsstarry heavenstealstealagestealingsteepstick upstimulusstopstraighten outstratospherestrike a balancesuccorsunday drivesupportsurfsurgesurge of emotionswellswindleswipetackletaketake awaytake upterminatethe bluethe blue serenetheftthievethieverythievingthrillthrowthrow uptidal boretidal wavetide wavetingletinglingtitillationtosstotetouchtowertransfiguretransformtransporttremortremor of excitementtroughtsunamiturn over a new leafundulateundulationupupbeatupbuoyupcastupgradeupheaveuphoistupholdupliftuppingupraiseuprearupriseupswingupthrowuptrendupward mobilityvanishvantage groundvantage pointvaultvault of heavenvoidvulturewaftwalk off withwater wavewavewaveletwelkinwhirlwhiskwhite horseswhitecapswindlasswingwithdrawzenith
Verb(41 words)
Noun(58 words)
musclesmusclingnicknicksnip and tucknorwegian bokmål løfteolliepeppickpocketpickpocketspilferpitchforkingpull out ofpull uppush upraiserraisesraisingrearingrears
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rhytidectomyrhytidoplastyriserises of civilizationrudeness riserustlesscoopscruffsshopliftingshoulderingshrugsski liftski towsnatchessnatchingstealstiltstiltsswipeswipestectonic upheavetiptoestrouserunpaused periodupheaved crustupheavingupliftupliftingupliftsupraisinguprightsupstrokeupturnupturnsupward movementupward vertical pullvertical pullwinch
Interjection(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: elevation, elevator, raise, a leg up, abstract.
- Sentence evidence is available for lift, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "lift".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "lift"
Keep "lift" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "lift" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "lift", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "lift" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
85 entriesShowing 16 of 85 words.
More specific
11 entriesCollocations
11 entriesgentle liftheavy liftlift a fingerlift mechanismlift spiritslift systemlift the lidlift uplift weightsupward liftweight lifting
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesTranslations
127 translations across 71 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- oplig verb (to raise or rise)
Albanian
1 entries- ngre verb (to raise or rise)
Ancient Greek
3 entries- αἴρω verb (to raise or rise)
- βαστάζω verb (to raise or rise)
- ἀείρω verb (to raise or rise)
Arabic
4 entries- رفع verb (to raise or rise)
- رفع verb (to raise or rise)
- رَفَعَ verb (to raise or rise)
- شال verb (to raise or rise)
Assamese
4 entries- উঠোৱা verb (to raise or rise)
- উঠোৱা verb (to raise or rise)
- তোলা verb (to raise or rise)
- তোলা verb (to raise or rise)
Asturian
1 entries- alzar verb (to raise or rise)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- qaldırmaq verb (to raise or rise)
- qalxızmaq verb (to raise or rise)
Belarusian
2 entries- падня́ць verb (to raise or rise)
- падніма́ць verb (to raise or rise)
Bulgarian
2 entries- вдигам verb (to raise or rise)
- повдигам verb (to raise or rise)
Catalan
2 entries- aixecar verb (to raise or rise)
- alçar verb (to raise or rise)
Cebuano
3 entries- aswat verb (to raise or rise)
- baswat verb (to raise or rise)
- hangwat verb (to raise or rise)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 举 verb (to raise or rise)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- kötermek verb (to raise or rise)
Czech
4 entries- zdvihat verb (to raise or rise)
- zdvihnout verb (to raise or rise)
- zvedat verb (to raise or rise)
- zvednout verb (to raise or rise)
Dalmatian
1 entries- alzur verb (to raise or rise)
Danish
3 entries- hæve verb (to raise or rise)
- løfte verb (to raise or rise)
- ophæve verb (to raise or rise)
Dutch
3 entries- heffen verb (to raise or rise)
- opheffen verb (to raise or rise)
- rijzen verb (to raise or rise)
Esperanto
1 entries- levi verb (to raise or rise)
Finnish
2 entries- nostaa verb (to raise or rise)
- nousta verb (to raise or rise)
French
1 entries- lever verb (to raise or rise)
Friulian
1 entries- jevâ verb (to raise or rise)
Georgian
3 entries- ატანა verb (to raise or rise)
- აყვანა verb (to raise or rise)
- აწევა verb (to raise or rise)
German
2 entries- anheben verb (to raise or rise)
- heben verb (to raise or rise)
Greek
2 entries- ανυψώνω verb (to raise or rise)
- σηκώνω verb (to raise or rise)
Hungarian
1 entries- emel verb (to raise or rise)
Ido
1 entries- levar verb (to raise or rise)
Indonesian
1 entries- angkat verb (to raise or rise)
Ingrian
2 entries- nostaa verb (to raise or rise)
- ylentää verb (to raise or rise)
Interlingua
1 entries- levar verb (to raise or rise)
Irish
1 entries- tóg verb (to raise or rise)
Italian
2 entries- alzare verb (to raise or rise)
- levare verb (to raise or rise)
Kabuverdianu
1 entries- isa verb (to raise or rise)
Khmer
1 entries- លើក verb (to raise or rise)
Kumyk
1 entries- гётермек verb (to raise or rise)
Lao
1 entries- ຍົກ verb (to raise or rise)
Latgalian
1 entries- ceļt verb (to raise or rise)
Latin
1 entries- tollō verb (to raise or rise)
Latvian
1 entries- celt verb (to raise or rise)
Lithuanian
1 entries- kélti verb (to raise or rise)
Lombard
1 entries- alzà verb (to raise or rise)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- hiewen verb (to raise or rise)
Macedonian
2 entries- дига verb (to raise or rise)
- крева verb (to raise or rise)
Malay
1 entries- angkat verb (to raise or rise)
Māori
4 entries- hiki verb (to raise or rise)
- huataki verb (to raise or rise)
- hāpai verb (to raise or rise)
- kōranga verb (to raise or rise)
Norman
1 entries- êl'ver verb (to raise or rise)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- hildan verb (to raise or rise)
Norwegian
2 entries- heve verb (to raise or rise)
- løfte verb (to raise or rise)
Occitan
1 entries- auçar verb (to raise or rise)
Old English
1 entries- hebban verb (to raise or rise)
Old Saxon
1 entries- hebbian verb (to raise or rise)
Polish
4 entries- dźwigać verb (to raise or rise)
- dźwignąć verb (to raise or rise)
- podnieść verb (to raise or rise)
- podnosić verb (to raise or rise)
Portuguese
4 entries- alçar verb (to raise or rise)
- elevar verb (to raise or rise)
- erguer verb (to raise or rise)
- levantar verb (to raise or rise)
Quechua
1 entries- huq'ariy verb (to raise or rise)
Romanian
1 entries- ridica verb (to raise or rise)
Russian
2 entries- поднима́ть verb (to raise or rise)
- подня́ть verb (to raise or rise)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- tog verb (to raise or rise)
Slovak
2 entries- zdvihnúť verb (to raise or rise)
- zodvihnúť verb (to raise or rise)
Slovene
1 entries- dvigniti verb (to raise or rise)
Sotho
1 entries- phahamisa verb (to raise or rise)
Southern Altai
1 entries- кӧдӱрер verb (to raise or rise)
Spanish
4 entries- ercer verb (to raise or rise)
- levantar verb (to raise or rise)
- soliviar verb (to raise or rise)
- subir verb (to raise or rise)
Swedish
1 entries- lyfta verb (to raise or rise)
Thai
1 entries- ยก verb (to raise or rise)
Tibetan
2 entries- བཀྱགས verb (to raise or rise)
- བཏེགས verb (to raise or rise)
Tocharian B
1 entries- täl- verb (to raise or rise)
Tok Pisin
1 entries- liptimapim verb (to raise or rise)
Turkish
2 entries- kaldırmak verb (to raise or rise)
- yükseltmek verb (to raise or rise)
Ukrainian
1 entries- підніма́ти verb (to raise or rise)
Uzbek
1 entries- ko’tarmoq verb (to raise or rise)
Venetan
2 entries- alsar verb (to raise or rise)
- łevar verb (to raise or rise)
Vietnamese
2 entries- nhấc verb (to raise or rise)
- nâng verb (to raise or rise)
Sample sentences
46 total sentences available.
We can lift the restrictions on imports once the joint agreement is signed.
Source: tatoeba (19243)
Yoshio helped me lift the box up.
Source: tatoeba (19970)
Let me give you a lift as far as the station.
Source: tatoeba (25986)
Showing 4 of 46 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "lift"?
Closest matches include elevation, elevator, raise, a leg up, abstract.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "lift"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.