uplift

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of UPLIFT

to move from a lower to a higher place or position <a mountain range that was uplifted millions of years ago by the collision of continental plates>

Synonyms boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), pick up, take up, up, uphold, uplift, upraise

Related Words ascend, mount, rise; rear, upend

Near Antonyms descend, dip, fall, pitch, plunge, slip; bear, depress, press, push; sink, submerge

Antonyms drop, lower

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