" raising "

1: as in upbringing, rearing;

•  Synonyms : 

•  rearing,

•  upbringing,

•  parenthood,

•  parenting,

•  fatherhood,

•  fathering,

•  paternity,

•  maternity,

•  motherhood,

•  mothering,

•  caregiving,

•  caretaking

•  Antonyms : 

•  descent,

•  dip,

•  dive,

•  drop,

•  fall,

•  nosedive,

•  plunge,

•  plop,

•  plummeting,

•  sinking,

•  decline,

•  decrease,

•  down,

•  comedown,

•  downfall,

•  downgrade

2: as in takeoff, elevation;

•  Synonyms : 

•  blastoff,

•  elevation,

•  hoist,

•  levitation,

•  liftoff,

•  takeoff,

•  boost,

•  hike,

•  increase,

•  raise,

•  heave,

•  thrust,

•  upheaval,

•  uplifting,

•  upraising,

•  upsurge,

•  upsweep,

•  upswing,

•  upthrust,

•  uptrend,

•  upturn,

•  upwelling,

•  ascension,

•  ascent,

•  climb,

•  rise,

•  rising,

•  soar

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to move from a lower to a higher place or position;

  * e.g., " ... he asked members of the audience to raise their hands if they had been to his show before "

•  Synonyms : 

•  boosting,

•  craning,

•  elevating,

•  heaving,

•  hefting,

•  heightening,

•  hiking,

•  hoisting,

•  jacking (up),

•  lifting,

•  perking (up),

•  picking up,

•  taking up,

•  upholding,

•  uplifting,

•  upping,

•  upraising

•  Antonyms : 

•  dropping,

•  lowering

2: to bring to maturity through care and education;

  * e.g., " ... since she was only two when her mother died, the girl was raised mainly by her aunt "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breeding,

•  bringing up,

•  fostering,

•  nourishing,

•  nursing,

•  rearing

•  Antonyms : 

•  demounting,

•  disassembling,

•  dismantling,

•  dismembering,

•  knocking down,

•  striking,

•  taking down,

•  tearing down

3: to bring (something volatile or intense) into being;

  * e.g., " ... a proposal to cover the library's red brick with vinyl siding raised a mighty ruckus with those favoring historical preservation "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abetting,

•  brewing,

•  fermenting,

•  fomenting,

•  inciting,

•  instigating,

•  picking,

•  provoking,

•  stirring (up),

•  whipping (up)

•  Antonyms : 

•  abating,

•  decreasing,

•  de-escalating,

•  diminishing,

•  downsizing,

•  dwindling,

•  lessening,

•  lowering,

•  minifying,

•  reducing,

•  subtracting (from)

1: to move from a lower to a higher place or position;

  * e.g., " ... he asked members of the audience to raise their hands if they had been to his show before "

•  Synonyms : 

•  boost,

•  crane,

•  elevate,

•  heave,

•  heft,

•  heighten,

•  hike,

•  hoist,

•  jack (up),

•  lift,

•  perk (up),

•  pick up,

•  take up,

•  up,

•  uphold,

•  uplift,

•  upraise

•  Antonyms : 

•  drop,

•  lower

2: to bring to maturity through care and education;

  * e.g., " ... since she was only two when her mother died, the girl was raised mainly by her aunt "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breed,

•  bring up,

•  foster,

•  nourish,

•  nurse,

•  rear

•  Antonyms : 

•  demount,

•  disassemble,

•  dismantle,

•  dismember,

•  knock down,

•  strike,

•  take down,

•  tear down

3: to bring (something volatile or intense) into being;

  * e.g., " ... a proposal to cover the library's red brick with vinyl siding raised a mighty ruckus with those favoring historical preservation "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abet,

•  brew,

•  ferment,

•  foment,

•  incite,

•  instigate,

•  pick,

•  provoke,

•  stir (up),

•  whip (up)

•  Antonyms : 

•  abate,

•  decrease,

•  de-escalate,

•  diminish,

•  downsize,

•  dwindle,

•  lessen,

•  lower,

•  minify,

•  reduce,

•  subtract (from)

1: to behave badly;

  * e.g., " ... Area teens were caught raising Cain in the park after dark. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  acting out,

•  acting up,

•  carrying on,

•  misbehaving

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to behave badly;

  * e.g., " ... Area teens were caught raising Cain in the park after dark. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  act out,

•  act up,

•  carry on,

•  misbehave

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: causing fear;

  * e.g., " ... hair-raising stories of headless corpses and disembodied screams "

•  Synonyms : 

•  alarming,

•  dire,

•  direful,

•  dread,

•  dreadful,

•  fearful,

•  fearsome,

•  forbidding,

•  formidable,

•  frightening,

•  frightful,

•  ghastly,

•  horrendous,

•  horrible,

•  horrifying,

•  intimidating,

•  redoubtable,

•  scary,

•  shocking,

•  spine-chilling,

•  terrible,

•  terrifying

•  Antonyms : 

•  unexciting

2: causing great emotional or mental stimulation;

  * e.g., " ... a theme park that is legendary for its lightning-fast roller-coaster and other hair-raising rides "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breathtaking,

•  charged,

•  electric,

•  electrifying,

•  exciting,

•  exhilarating,

•  exhilarative,

•  galvanic,

•  galvanizing,

•  heart-stopping,

•  inspiring,

•  intoxicating,

•  kicky,

•  mind-bending,

•  mind-blowing,

•  mind-boggling,

•  rip-roaring,

•  rousing,

•  stimulating,

•  stirring,

•  thrilling

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way;

  * e.g., " ... would often reminisce with his buddies about their hell-raising adventures as teenagers "

•  Synonyms : 

•  boisterous,

•  knockabout,

•  rambunctious,

•  raucous,

•  robustious,

•  roisterous,

•  rollicking,

•  rowdy,

•  rumbustious

•  Antonyms : 

•  orderly