Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "raise" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

cut demotion down level lower lower pay pay cut push push down

Capable Of

increase salary

Causes

rise

Causes Desire

buy house go off strike

Derived Terms

I'll see you and raise you araise calf raise check-raise check-raise curtain-raise draw raise fundraise hand-raise it takes a village to raise a child knee raise lateral raise leg raise misraise outraise payraise raisable raise Cain raise a finger raise a flag raise a hand raise a stink raise an eyebrow raise borer raise eyebrows raise fire raise flags raise from the dead raise hell raise hob raise one's eyebrows raise one's game raise one's glass raise one's hand raise one's head raise one's voice raise oneself up by one's bootstraps raise oneself up by one's own bootstraps raise red flags raise someone's consciousness raise someone's hackles raise someone's shackles raise someone's shag raise someone's spirits raise steam raise the alarm raise the ante raise the bar raise the dead raise the devil raise the flag and see who salutes raise the line raise the roof raise the specter raise the spectre raise the stakes raise the white flag raise the wind raise to the ermine raise to the purple raise unshirted hell raise up raised by wolves raised in a barn raiser reraise side raise upraise value raise value raise

Distinct From

drop lower lowering

Context

arithmetic bridge card game computing construction curling linguistics physical poker radio uk us weightlifting

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

actuation advert alter ameliorate amend articulate assign bet better bid bring out bring up build call call up care change cite collect compound construct contact create cultivate deepen delegate depute designate displace draft elevate end enlist enounce enunciate express foster further gamble get hold of get through get up give care give tongue to heighten improve incite incline increase increase increment instigate intensify lift make meliorate mention modify move multiply muster in name play pronounce propulsion reach refer register resuscitate revive say set off side slope sound out stir up summon take in terminate utter verbalise verbalize wager

Type Of (IsA)

gamble increase

Manner Of

bet better bid bring out call up collect construct express incite increase make mention move multiply pronounce reach

Related Terms

action adjustment argument at job barn bet bigger bigger paycheck bonus boost bread bread does bring bring up build cairn cash cash reward clause compensation does elevate exception exercise exponentiate fall financial financial promotion gesture go go up higher higher pay higher salary increase increase money increase pay increased increased pay increased salary involute job job promotion lift lift higher lift up lifting lifting up make make higher money money promotion movement moving moving up pay pay boost pay increase paycheck pile promotion pull pull up reward rise rise up risen roof salary salary adjustment salary increase shoulder stone stones subject tongue up verb vowel wage work work compensation

Similar Terms

call forth evoke kick up provoke resurrect rise uprise

Synonym Network

arouse ascent bring up enhance grow lift promote rear recruit resurrect

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.