Synonyms for raising
rais·ing

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1. elevation, lift, raisingnoun

   the event of something being raised upward

   "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"

   Synonyms:
   upbringing, fosterage, rise, height, rhytidectomy, fostering, aggrandisement, aggrandizement, aerodynamic lift, peak, elevation, lift, airlift, face lift, rearing, nurture, bringing up, nip and tuck, ski tow, natural elevation, tiptop, cosmetic surgery, heave, rhytidoplasty, meridian, breeding, acme, raise, pinnacle, ski lift, elevator, top, superlative, facelift, summit, face lifting, altitude

   Antonyms:
   decreasing

2. raising, rearing, nurturenoun

   the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

   Synonyms:
   nurture, fostering, lift, rearing, breeding, bringing up, upbringing, fosterage, elevation

   Antonyms:
   decreasing

3. breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringingadjective

   helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

   "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"

   Synonyms:
   rearing, education, breeding, fostering, nurture, facts of life, gentility, upbringing, training, bringing up, elevation, procreation, lift, fosterage, reproduction, genteelness

   Antonyms:
   decreasing

4. raisingadjective

   increasing in quantity or value

   "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"

   Antonyms:
   decreasing

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1. • Rise
   • Upbringing

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1. raisingnoun

   Synonyms:
   uplifting, lifting, elevation, hoisting, erection, rearing, exaltation, elevation, propagation, growing, cultivation

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1. List of paraphrases for "raising":

   raise, increase, increasing, lifting, upbringing, enhance, lift, collection, rearing, enhancing, improving, lifted, improve, advancement, collecting, increased, rising

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1. Spokesman Yang Yujun:

   The army is an important force in our military, the setting up of this army mechanism will benefit ... raising management efficiency and accelerate military modernisation.

2. Adam Smith:

   To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers, may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers. It is, however, a project altogether unfit for a nation of shopkeepers, but extremely fit for a nation that is governed by shopkeepers.

3. Rick Cotton:

   The Port Authority’s infrastructure improvements such as the raising of the Bayonne Bridge and the deepening of the navigational channel serving our seaport have made possible this historic moment, these infrastructure improvements also have helped generate record cargo volumes and enabled our supply lines to remain extraordinarily robust during the pandemic.

4. Bill Northey:

   They spent all last year raising that crop, putting it in the bin and they maybe already have it marketed, and now they're going to have to spend time just to get rid of it - just to clean the place up.

5. Ophelie Jacobson:

   Floridians want to know they are funding institutions that live up to the standard of raising the next generation of open-minded leaders and thinkers, and right now, our state colleges and universities are not living up to that standard, my peers have lost the ability to critically think and analyze different viewpoints because other viewpoints aren't there for them to analyze! But thanks to Governor DeSantis, intellectual diversity is making a comeback on campus. This annual assessment will be a true eye-opener for taxpayers, parents, and students.