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Definitions

go up

VERB

climb

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ascend clamber mount rise scale soar top

STRONG

escalade escalate

WEAK

ape up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease descend drop fall lower slump

WEAK

dismount go down retreat

VERB

fail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break close drop end finish

STRONG

crash defalcate default dishonor fold overdraw repudiate terminate

WEAK

be cleaned out be in arrears be ruined be taken to the cleaners become insolvent close down close one's doors drop a bundle go bankrupt go belly up go broke go bust go into Chapter 11 go out of business go to the wall go under lose big lose one's shirt

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence continue start

WEAK

accomplish achieve capture complete deliver earn gain merit obtain procure prosper reach succeed win

VERB

get on

Synonyms

WEAK

ascend board climb embark enplane entrain scale

Antonyms

WEAK

disagree dismount disrobe get off unclothe

VERB

mount

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arise escalate rise soar

STRONG

ascend back bestride escalade lift scale tower up vault

WEAK

clamber up climb onto climb up on get astride get up on jump on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease lessen lower

STRONG

descend

WEAK

alight decline dismount drop fall slump subside unfix

VERB

rise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accelerate advance ascend build climb double expand improve lift move up multiply pick up raise soar swell

STRONG

aggravate arise augment billow bulge deepen distend enhance enlarge heighten inflate intensify levitate magnify mount redouble rouse spread upsurge wax

WEAK

add to go through the roof intensate perk up pile up speed up stack up take off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

contract decelerate decline decrease demolish depress descend destroy diminish divide drop go down lessen lower raze reduce retreat shrink stop weaken worsen

STRONG

calm cave in compress deflate fall soften soothe

WEAK

comply cooperate give in go along recede regress slump

VERB

scale

Synonyms

STRONGEST

escalate mount

STRONG

clamber escalade surmount

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease

WEAK

descend

VERB

step

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dance go down skip stride tiptoe tread walk

STRONG

advance ambulate ascend descend hoof it mince pace prance traipse trip troop

WEAK

go backward go forward move backward move forward

Example Sentences

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“We saw oil prices go up by a factor of three almost overnight, and it triggered economic recession,” Victor said.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

But without S&P 500 index-fund demand, the stock price doesn’t go up a teensy bit every time people in those funds make a retirement contribution.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

“Nithya, she’ll probably go up because there’s going to be a fair amount of Democratic votes and she’ll get her chunk, but will she catch Pratt? You can extrapolate it either way,” Murphy said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Not mine, but values can go up and tax thresholds can come down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

‘That’s not why you don’t want to go up there.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

go up

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